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Technology advances in lightweight composites and metals, micro-avionics, smaller engines, improved aerodynamic shapes, signature-reduction, and standoff weaponry – plus a dedicated concern for affordability – forecast exciting design opportunities for . . . Strike Aircraft of the 1990s Since World War I, the continuing challenges for new generations of combat aircraft have been to fly
An example for the rest of the world’s aspiring businessmen to follow has been set by a man revelling in the very ordinary name of Fred Smith. Today he is sitting on top of the fastest growing and most reliable cargo carrier in the United States – and it all began because Fred believed passionately
The Americans declined to compete with it, the Russians copied it and failed. In this fascinating account, David Ekstrom takes you through the years of effort that led to the aircraft some call the ultimate also RAN, others, the epitome of jet airliner development The pitched roar of the Olympus turbojets shattered the early morning
High Energy Laser Weapons If we examine physical weapons, whether a club or an ICBM, we’ll find they have one very important factor in common – they damage their target by the release of stored energy: in the first instance, kinetic, in the second, the nuclear binding energy of several kilograms of plutonium. In the
John Vogel Flies With … The Wombats Certain flight crew of Ansett Airlines of Australia proudly wear a tie pin with a small wombat badge affixed. These are the crews of the three Lockheed Electra aircraft that fly the night freight around Australia. The wombat, known for its nocturnal habits, has been compared with these
The Rise and Fall of The TSR 2 Pilots still talk about it . . . some politicians look for a sand dune in which to bury their heads In shame when it’s mentioned… and its ghost still walks the skies whenever brilliant supersonic; design is discussed. It is – or was – the superb
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Raising the Bar in Commercial Laundry: How Rinse & Repeat Is Redefining Service for Aviation
Raising the Bar in Commercial Laundry: How Rinse & Repeat Is Redefining Service for Aviation
UPRT Australia- Transforming Aviation’s Greatest Risk into Its Greatest Asset
UPRT Australia- Transforming Aviation’s Greatest Risk into Its Greatest Asset
