This is the twelfth annual review of helicopter operations in Australia and is presented in two sections, the first consisting of the numerous helicopter operators under headings generalising their primary fields of operation. The second section has a brief description of each of the helicopter types operated in Australia and the VH registrations of those

Air Pacific In July this year Air Pacific announced its latest annual results, a doubling of profit from the previous financial year. Such an excellent result too is not so unusual at Air Pacific in recent times — the Fijian carrier has now enjoyed nine consecutive years of profitable operations. And this during one of

10 Years Ago The first flight of the Fairchild Republic T-46A took place at Edwards AFB on October 15, flown by the company’s test pilot, Jim Martinez. The 1 hour 12 min flight was uneventful and the T-46A reached speeds up to 175 kt and an altitude of 15,000 ft (4,570 m). The launch order

N4 – De Havilland Dh.112 Sea Venom Faw.53 As part of the RAN’s update to the next generation of carrierborne aircraft, on July 23 1951, the Minister for the Navy, Billy McMahon, announced an order for Sea Venoms to replace the Sea Fury. The new aircraft would become the Fleet Air Arm’s new air defence