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10 years ago The production of commercial aircraft in California came to an end on May 23 with the delivery of the final two Boeing 717s to Midwest Airlines and AirTran Airways in a ceremony at the Long Beach plant. In all, 156 717s were built. In 1941 Douglas opened the factory as part of
Peter Pendergast’s PP108 XSK is the only new type listed in the New Allocations this issue. Peter has designed and built the fully-aerobatic aircraft from the ground up, but he has taken design features from the Edge 540, Extra 300 and DR107 One Design. The PP108’s fuselage is of chrome moly tubular construction, with fabric
Once it’s gone, it’s gone The panel gauges become harder to see as the sun slips down below the horizon. The aircraft continues flying as the pilot realises that daylight has rapidly slipped away and that there is still a distance to go to the destination. Last light has passed. It is now night. What
Qantas Founders Museum seeks funds to bring its Connie home The Longreach-based Qantas Founders Museum has a growing collection of former Qantas aircraft types on display. The most recent acquisition is that of a Lockheed Super Constellation, N4247K, located in Manila in the Philippines. The Connie had been abandoned some 25 years ago and was
From SIDs and security to silos and the MULTICOM saga A former Minister for Aviation once said: “A major review of current aviation regulations and orders will be initiated. Many of these were put in place early in aviation’s history. The government wants to be satisfied that they are still right for today’s conditions. Because
Australia’s best practice airport security The recent tragic bombing of the Zaventem Airport in Brussels has brought the issue of airport security back into the headlines. This has resulted in some media commentary from a number of commentators offering their opinions on the vulnerabilities of Australia’s airports and their solutions to ‘fix’ them. It is
