End of the Nomad: Production of the Nomad twin-engined commuter aircraft is to cease in 1984. The announcement came on May 7th as Sir Philip Lynch handed over responsibility for the future of Government Aircraft Factories to the newly created Ministry for Defence Support, an upbeat version of the old Department of Supply. It is

In our December 1981 issue, Ian Perry wrote the “Comment” column based on what was needed for future civil aviation administration in Australia. The restructuring of the Department in April 1982 has prompted these further views. The views expressed on page 39 of the December 1981 issue of this magazine appear to have been prophetic

Mogas For and Against Part II The case for sensible use of mogas in aircraft engines is gathering pace. . . In our last issue, we put the Transport Australia case in some detail, weighed it against reports of actual flights using mogas in both Australia and Britain, and came out with the cautious view

Active Semiactive Radar Missile Guidance Radar-guided air-to-air missiles currently represent the best of what state-of-the-art technology can offer, both in terms of range, accuracy and resistance to countermeasures. This is reflected in the fact, that these weapons are only used by the world’s frontline air forces, the maintenance of the complex fire control systems required