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What Is the Future for General Aviation? Late in the year 1981, there was a tragic aircraft accident, tragic from many perspectives. It was a personal tragedy for those families involved, but it was a tragedy for general avi1:1tion because the prototype aircraft that went into Chesapeake Bay carried with it the dreams and legacy

New Darwin Avionics Facility: AWA has announced the establishment of a General Aviation Facility at Darwin A1rport. Capab1ht1es include sales and service of Weather Radar, Transponder, DMEA, VHF Navigation and Communications, HF Communications, ADF and Audio Systems. In announcing the opening, GA Manager Bernie Smith said that the substantial investment made by AWA in Darwin

Argentina Re-Arms: Argentina has received up to 70 Mirage IIIs and IAI Daggers in recent months from Israeli and South American sources. It is also believed that between two and three dozen ex-Israeli A-4 Skyhawks have also been procured. If this is correct then these aircraft would be the late model N version with far

Boeing Look to Recovery: Boeing are confident that the tide has turned and economic recovery is well and truly underway. Fuel prices are down, the stock market is up and people are flying again. Virtually all US domestic carriers enjoyed unprecedented traffic increases during March and April as against the same period in 1982. Capacity

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Certainly, the greatest problem facing NATO defence planners is the threat presented by the massive juggernaut of Warsaw Pact (Warpac) armour. Warpac, even without pre-attack reinforcement possesses more than 27,000 tanks, half of which are the modern T-62, T-72 and T-80, in addition to 50. 000 plus armoured fighting vehicles of various types. To oppose