Australian Aviation

Cac, Hawker DeHavilland Merger a Boost for Australian Aerospace: The recent merger between Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation and Hawker de Havilland will now allow both companies access to new markets previously not open to them. In aerospace, big is beautiful in terms of manufacturing and bidding capability and of course the ability to generate finance for

Two Boeing 7678 Fly Single Engine Diversions: Two TWA Boeing 767ER aircraft on separate occasions recently flew single engine diversions while crossing the north Atlantic. On May 13 a diversion was made to land at Bangor, Maine after the 767 suffered a compressor stall while climbing through 40,000ft. The second incident occurred on June 6

Dismal Dollar Greatly Affecting Defence Procurement Goals Anybody who has ventured outside Australia in the past year, whether on business or pleasure, will not need to be reminded of the dismal state of the once-strong Australian dollar. That our currency has fared so badly these past few years is cause for concern at every level

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Controlling tomorrow’s agile fighters The Jaguar demonstrator aircraft developed by British Aerospace is proving the control systems for the next generation of agile fighters. Ed Daley describes the development of this aircraft which combines flyby-wire systems and active control technology. Many of today’s high-speed military jet aircraft use control systems that incorporate “fly by wire

USA Tour for Firefly Planned Although in its formative stages plans are being made for the unique Fairey Firefly, VH-HWM, to be shipped to the USA in 1986 and displayed there. The machine will later return to Australia. Owned by well-known identity Mike Wansey, the Firefly, called ‘Mickey Mouse’, has been a popular Warbird at