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If a beauty contest were to be held for airliners, The Lockheed Constellation family would have to be the front runners. The fine lines of the series were a familiar sight around the world in the era before the introduction of the big jets. Design work commenced in June 1939, under the control of Chief
British Aerospace has taken a gamble with the BAe 146. Originally cancelled fourteen months after project go-ahead in 1974, the 146 design represents an investment by BAe in the order of $A700m, therefore success in this program will not only provide many additional jobs at BAe but also provide the company with a viable long-term
Series 70 First Flight The first re-engined McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Series 71 recently began a 6-month flight test program with a 5-hour maiden flight. Equipped with its quiet and fuel-efficient CFM56 engines, the sleek, four-engine jetliner belonging to United Airlines is the first of more than 135 DC-8s earmarked for the re-engining program directed by
The Government Aircraft Factories Jindivik is perhaps the most successful target drone ever produced and is Australia’s only mass-produced locally-designed jet aircraft. The concept of a remotely controlled jet target evolved in 1948 when Australian and British Government officials discussed and formulated specification E7/48 for a “high-speed pilotless target aircraft”. Two piloted prototypes were designed
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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
