The biggest aviation event ever to be held in the southern hemisphere is set to move the skies over Avalon as aircraft of every conceivable type take to the air as part of the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace Expo during October 21-25. Six hours of non stop flying displays, 250 international and national trade

A2 – Bell UH-1 Iroquois The RAAF had operated Dragonfly and Sycamore helicopters in the fifties, and had been involved with the introduction of the Sioux to Army service. But it was not until 1962, as the Iroquois was introduced, when the full capability and flexibility of the modern helicopter was realised in the RAAF.

Major aviation trade shows held during the depths of an international recession are by nature low key affairs in news reporting terms and this year’s Farnborough was no exception. Once more however it was buoyed by the presence of an armada of previously ‘unseen in the west’ aircraft from what is now the Commonwealth of

10 Years Ago The USAF Thunderbirds aerobatic team has received eight General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcons. The Thunderbirds were previously equipped with Northrop T-38s but have been grounded since the loss of four pilots earlier this year caused by a mechanical fault in the lead aircraft which prevented a safe pull out from a low