Australian Aviation

It might be a handy party line to say that you have flown a Mustang; the fact that it wasn’t the legendary P-51 but rather a craft weighing less than twice my own body weight barely reduces the unadulterated fun that I had coming to grips with this newest form of aviation. As we mentioned

The eight thousand hour commercial airline pilot looked reticent at first, almost as if somebody might see him actually ‘doing It’. Into the wind, throttle to the limits and away he went. The greatest problem we had ten minutes later when we finally convinced him to land was wiping the grin off his face! The

Now that the twelve Boeing 737 aircraft of Ansett are well and truly part of the Australian aviation scene, it was decided that we should give you, the reader, an insight into the operating procedures used with these Ansett twin jets. The 737s, introduced in the middle of 1981, replaced a fleet of 12 McDonnell

Tony Self Examines the History of the Ejection Seat and Documents Several Exciting Case Histories of Ejections From Raafaircraft. . . Eject, Eject, Eject! On 24th July 1946, a Gloster Meteor flew over the English airfield of Chalgrove. This fact alone is not unusual-but this flight was one to be etched in aviation history, as

The Consolidated Catalina Part Twelve in a Series Examining the Airliners That Established Civil Aviation in Australia  The Catalina has the distinction of having been produced in greater numbers than any other flying boat. Its classic lines and excellent performance enabled it to make a valuable contribution over several decades. In the illustrious company of

Since the devastatingly effective missions of 5th June 1967, the Heyl Ha’Avir, the air arm of the Israeli Defence Force, has become a legend for deadly effectiveness. In this exciting series, Israeli defence writer, Ben-Tor, describes from interviews with IDF aircrew how modern air combat is fought and won. October, 1973 Dassault Mirage IIIC Mikoyan