RAAF Aims For 1999 Delivery Of Lead-In Fighter By Tom Muir. With the useful life of the RAAF’s MB-326 jet trainers unlikely to extend beyond the year 2000, the Air Force is taking no chances and wants initial deliveries of its replacement – the proposed Lead-In Fighter Aircraft – to be in service by no

10 Years Ago The 40,100lb (179kN) st Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 was certified by the FAA on October 4 for use on the Boeing 757. The first aircraft with these improved engines was delivered to Eastern Airlines on October 10. Eastern has taken delivery previously of 15 Boeing 757s with the 37,400lb (168kN) st RB211-535C. Cincinnati operator

Oshkosh 1994 — Definitely on an Upswing If the 1994 EAA Oshkosh Convention was any measure of the current state of the General Aviation (GA) industry in America, then it looks like the economic upturn has definitely started. Given the huge crowds that attend Oshkosh, it is the ideal focal point for the GA industry

Flight Instructor Stress The student pilot had not flown for three months so the CFI conducted a dual flight with him prior to authorising him for his first solo cross country. The CFI also conducted a comprehensive briefing prior to the cross country flight which included a study of the weather forecasts, and the action