Register Review Helicopters and single-engined, fixed-wing imports make up the majority of the New Allocations this issue with a sprinkling of locally built machines, jets, a warbird, and a balloon. Of the helicopters, EXZ is another new Sikorsky S-76C for Esso at East Sale in Victoria while OCC is the second Schweizer 300CB to be

Mostly, I am in the “good books” with our military aviation people, but occasionally I offer an opinion on something military, foul myself in my own lines, and wind up paying the price! I made a remark in this column not all that long ago, that the “RAAF was essentially a weekday, nine-to-five Air Force”.

Hi-Tech Olympics The Olympic Games in Atlanta will be the setting for an experimental air transportation system using ARNAV Systems Incorporated’s GeoNet datalink network. The Atlanta Short Haul Transportation System (ASTS) will provide transportation of goods and services during 17 days of the Olympics starting July 19. Bell 412 and Eurocopter BO 105 helicopters operated

New Eurocopter Twin? Eurocopter is currently studying the development of an all new twin engine helicopter to replace the successful Dauphin. The advanced new helicopter, designated EC 165, would be in the five to six tonne (11,000 to 13,215 lb) class, incorporate new technologies currently being investigated under the German Government sponsored Helicopter 2010 program,