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10 years ago The first operational Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor was delivered to the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley AFB, Virginia on January 18. The squadron will be the first operational Raptor unit and initial operational capability is planned for December. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Subscribe to Australian Aviation for
Two new types are shown in the New Allocations section this issue with Steve Carter’s Ryan SCW-145 the standout. Claude Ryan began building aircraft during the late 1920s when he designed and built the B1 Brougham, the most famous being the highly modified long-range version Spirit of St Louis flown by Charles Lindbergh across the
AvMed; a reunion at Casey Field; and licences of yesteryear New head of aviation medicine welcomed In November the Principal Medical Officer of CASA Aviation Medicine, Dr Pooshan Navathe, advised that he would resign his post effective January 1. Dr Navathe said that the appointment of Mark Skidmore as the new CEO of CASA represented
The mystery of OJA Mystery surrounds the eventual retirement home of Qantas Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA City of Canberra, with the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) describing social media reports that it will take the aircraft as “rumour mongering”. HARS president Bob De La Hunty says the “rumours” on social media are “all over the place”.
The ASRR recommendations have been accepted – not for action The aviation industry and common sense have had a major win with the government’s response to the Forsyth Review and new appointments to the CASA board. Now it is time to move on to actually fixing the problems identified. Apart from getting new people into
Bell 412EPi delivered to NSW Police The NSW Police Aviation Support Branch (PASB) commissioned its new Bell 412EPi during a ceremony at its Bankstown Airport base on November 30. PolAir 5, VH-PHZ, the first Bell 412EPi in Australia, was welcomed into service by NSW Police Force Commissioner Andrew Scipione, who was joined by the Governor
