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Once dubbed as the most launched, un-launched aircraft in the history of commercial aviation, Airbus industries candidate in the 150-seat market, the A320, is now a firm programme. Officially launched on March 2nd, Airbus Industrie had deliberately held off launching the project till each Airbus partner had guaranteed government finance and a sufficiently large firm

The True Story of the General Dynamics F-111, a Much-Maligned Aircraft That Went on to Become the Finest Deep Penetration Strike Aircraft in the Western Inventory The F-111 must take credit for being the most misunderstood combat aircraft of the latter half of this century. Conceived as a nuclear strike aircraft, it was used very

by Commander Nigel Ward, DSC, AFC, RN Commander Nigel (‘Sharkey’) Ward was the Commanding Officer of 801 Naval Air Squadron, operating from HMS Invincible This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive content and past magazines. LoginBecome a MemberTo continue reading the rest of this

10 Years Ago • Mr Lance Barnard, the Australian Defence Minister, has said that no immediate decision will be taken regarding the RAAF’s Tactical Fighter Force equipment. He said that the Mirages which comprise the current tactical fighter force will probably require decisions to be made within two to three years. •The first flight of

Have Searchmaster Operators Been Taken for a Ride? During the late seventies the reappeared, internationally, a specific requirement for countries to patrol their newly instituted 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zones. In Australia this was big news as it also coincided with the regular, and largely unseen, arrival of Vietnamese refugee boats. The fact that

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