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In a resurgence of interest, supersonic V/STOL is once again exercising the minds of the Design Team at Kingston – though this time with the benefits of 16 years V/STOL development experience with the Harrier. Likewise, Rolls-Royce is once more busy with the hardware of Plenum Chamber Burning. In the past few months, Shoeburyness in

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Early in 1970, a Marine Lieutenant Colonel named Bud Baker (who, at the 1969 Farnborough Air Show, became one of the first two Marine Corps pilots to fly the Harrier) approached me at my usual Friday afternoon position at the bar of the Naval Air Test Centre (NATC). He made me two offers; a beer,

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Undoubtedly the submarine has become one of the most formidable and effective weapons of warfare in the 20th century. Indeed, the German Navy U-boat “wolf packs” of World War II took their toll on Allied shipping in the North Atlantic. Today, the submarine has become larger, more expensive, far more powerful and longer ranged. But

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One of the most revolutionary aircraft since the Wright Flyer has been the helicopter. In recent years it has shown itself to be an extremely versatile, often potent, and virtually indispensable tool of any defence force. Australia began operating helicopters in 1947 when the first Sikorsky S-51 helicopter entered RAAF service. Today, the RAAF operates

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Trust the French to do the thing properly … Aerospatiale has come up with what is claimed to be the first genuinely new touring (European style) design in the 180 hp bracket for some years, in their Rallye TB 10 Tobago. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

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