Australian Aviation

It’s funny how things get started in the aviation industry. For instance, for Klaus Breitkreutz, Ian Dolby and John Rowe, Narromine Soaring Centre began high on the cliffs overlook­ ing Sydney’s Long Reef. Here, two men who had long ago given in to their love of flying, were indulging themselves in the gentle art of

If ever you wanted to become involved in a friendly argu­ ment, then there would be hardly a better subject to begin with than the current aircraft procurement situation existing in Australia today. The subjects come thick and fast, ranging from civilian wide bodies through to the fighter choice and, if you seek an argument

 November 1976 when delivering the White Paper on Defence, the Minister for Defence, the Honourable D. J. Killen stated, inter alia, that: “Investigations have shown that the life of HMAS MELBOURNE can be extended to 1985 and that it can provide a cost­ effective contribution to a variety of our capabilities into the 1980s. “

In the 1977 edition of AADR we provided readers with an in-depth analysis of more than a doze”! pos ible,replacements for Australia’s Mirage force. At the time It would not have been extreme to comment that almost anything that could fly and fire a mi ile was in there and trying. Th tep to liminating

While the Airbus people maintain their battle to secure the Ansett-TAA order for a Boeing 727-200 replacement, the competition is hotting up. The most recent entry has been the 400 version of the Lockheed TriStar, which was suggested to the domestics last April by a high-powered Lockheed team headed by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,

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