The Structure Of Australia’s Defence Force by Dr Robert O’Neill, Head of the Strategic & Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University The theme of this article is the structure of the Australian Defence Force. I hope that the title does not appear too specialised for readers who are more concerned with broad matters of foreign
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From time to time we get letters from readers who ask us what various symbols stand for, especially figures and terms used during our airtests. We reproduce some of the most-used terms below, and hope they are of some use to the enthusiast who’s still a little woolly about these technical symbols: ISA: International Standard
“The Government has reaffirmed its intention to establish a Defence Force academy for the university education of Service officers. This will be done in a military environment.” – Statement by the Minister for Defence, the Hon. D. J. Killen, December 8, 1979. The idea of a tri-service academy is not new. It has been slowly
What makes one commercial airliner a success while its rival drifts into obscurity? This, is the second of a three-part series. John Vogel examines the aircraft that were … The Also-Rans When dealing with the marketing disasters of civil aviation it is not always the aircraft itself which is at fault, but a combination of
was the complete manufacturer of 20 sets of wings for aircraft type Avro 504K for the RAAF. During that period, de Havilland was selling to aero clubs and private owners DH60 Cirrus MK 1 and DH 60 Cirrus Mk 2 wooden Moths, a number of which had covered surfaces (wings, ailerons, rudders, tailplanes etc. )