Australian Aviation

A notable anniversary occurred this year when a quarter of a century of Boeing jetliner operations was chalked up in Australia. Qantas’ inaugural flight by VH-EBB ‘City of Sydney’ on 29 July 1959 from Sydney to San Francisco heralded the beginning of the commercial jet era for Australian operators. Given Australian Airlines’ reputation for painstaking

‘Let Your Ears Have Wings’ – ‘84 Part 3 Which Equipment To Choose Airborne action as it happens, brought to you wherever you are by radio! Now that we’ve told you where to listen to aircraft, and how, you may . . . ‘What with?’, which brings us to our third and final part of

About 50 years ago a chap by the name of Pietenpol successfully used a Ford Model A engine in an aeroplane. It wasn’t terribly efficient and was far too heavy but he proved it could be done. Since then the price of aircraft engines has been steadily on the increase until today they are the

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Farmers’ hopes crushed for ultralight spraying The potential of ultralights in agriculture has long been regarded as almost unlimited. For any property task ranging from musterings, stock inspections, waterhole checks and boundary tours, ultralights appear to provide the ultimate in cheap yet quick farm travel. Do-it-yourself flying -with no licence needed – is becoming much

A Special Section Dedicated to the Advancement of Ultralight Aviation News ULTRALIGHT DIRECTORY ON FINALS It’s that time of year again and our Annual Ultralight Directory is on finals again. To be published in our giant 146-page March issue, the Directory will list each aircraft type represented in Australia. Information supplied includes Empty Weight, Wing