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Yesteryear

by Marc Joel Atrero December 30, 2014

10 years ago The initial Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor to serve with the USAF’s first operational squadron, Raptor 4041, will join the 1st Fighter Wing’s 27th Fighter squadron, the USAF’s oldest fighter squadron, at Langley AFB, Virginia early in 2005. Following rollout on October 27 the aircraft has been undertaking post-production preparations and test flights.

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Weight and balance

by Marc Joel Atrero December 30, 2014

Know your limitations She’ll be right mate, just get their money, put ‘em on board and go fly”. Profound words that many a new-start commercial pilot has heard that could well be the invitation to a disaster. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for unlimited access to exclusive

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Register Review

by Marc Joel Atrero December 30, 2014

Only one new type is shown in the New Allocations this issue, the latest development of the Diamond Twin Star. VMX is Hawker Pacific’s Diamond Twin Star VI demonstrator which, at the time of going to press, has completed a sales tour of Australia and had started on its New Zealand tour. The aircraft has

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Warbirds

by Marc Joel Atrero December 29, 2014

Corsair wings south The fabulous Corsair, VH‑III, Triple India left Darwin on Wednesday October 15 bound for its new home in Victoria. Its first leg was the 3. 8 hour flight south to Alice Springs, a day after having been test flown with the two 570 litre external drop tanks. This content is available exclusively

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Tackling aviation’s future challenges to reach its future promise Some experienced voices are predicting a doubling in the size of the Australian aviation industry over the next 20 years. This sounds like good news yet we still have a tendency to talk our industry down. Self-deprecation seems to be an Australian trait but it may

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Securing Australia’s metropolitan airports The role and contribution of Australia’s metro airports to both economic and socioeconomic prosperity is often overlooked and misunderstood. The Australian Airports Association (AAA) has recently addressed this issue through the release of its paper “Securing the future of Australia’s Metropolitan Airports” at the AAA National Conference in November on the

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