10 Years Ago Four Viscounts have been purchased by British Air Ferries from Euroair, taking its fleet total of the type to 17. The first flight of an RAF Lockheed TriStar K.Mk 1 tanker took place on July 9. It is the first of six TriStars to be converted from British Airways TriStar 500s by
Emp – the Emerging Electromagnetic Threat EMP or Electro Magnetic Pulse is the next great weapon to evolve in modern warfare. Traditionally associated with nuclear weapons, EMP is about to cross the divide between strategic nuclear and conventional tactical weapons, thus adding a new dimension to the conduct of strategic air warfare as we know
Pilatus PC-12 I was recently offered the opportunity to sample the new Pilatus PC-12 single engine turboprop aircraft which has just entered service with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The five aircraft on order, two of which have already been delivered, are configured for their future medical role with inbuilt specialist medical systems, but on
Four Important Air Force Projects Approved in 1995/96 Budget A number of key Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) new major capital equipment projects which have been in the pipeline for some time were officially approved in the 1995/96 Defence Budget context in May. The most notable Air Force project to receive Government approval, with funding
Australian Aviation July 1995 The loose grouping of Airbus Industrie, Boeing and the various major European based Airbus consortium partners has just completed its two year in-depth design feasibility study into the market and engineering viability of an early 21st century Very Large Aircraft. It is now anticipated that a decision to either proceed or
Recce Downunder – Exercise Downunder ’95 The RAAF’s No 6 Squadron recently celebrated a decade of reconnaissance meets with its US counterparts by hosting the men and women of the 152nd Reconnaissance Group and their immaculately maintained RF-4C Phantoms during Exercise Down Under ’95 at RAAF Amberley. Detailed planning by No 82 Wing RAAF culminated