Certainly, the greatest problem facing NATO defence planners is the threat presented by the massive juggernaut of Warsaw Pact (Warpac) armour. Warpac, even without pre-attack reinforcement possesses more than 27,000 tanks, half of which are the modern T-62, T-72 and T-80, in addition to 50. 000 plus armoured fighting vehicles of various types. To oppose
It might be a handy party line to say that you have flown a Mustang; the fact that it wasn’t the legendary P-51 but rather a craft weighing less than twice my own body weight barely reduces the unadulterated fun that I had coming to grips with this newest form of aviation. As we mentioned
The eight thousand hour commercial airline pilot looked reticent at first, almost as if somebody might see him actually ‘doing It’. Into the wind, throttle to the limits and away he went. The greatest problem we had ten minutes later when we finally convinced him to land was wiping the grin off his face! The
Now that the twelve Boeing 737 aircraft of Ansett are well and truly part of the Australian aviation scene, it was decided that we should give you, the reader, an insight into the operating procedures used with these Ansett twin jets. The 737s, introduced in the middle of 1981, replaced a fleet of 12 McDonnell
Tony Self Examines the History of the Ejection Seat and Documents Several Exciting Case Histories of Ejections From Raafaircraft. . . Eject, Eject, Eject! On 24th July 1946, a Gloster Meteor flew over the English airfield of Chalgrove. This fact alone is not unusual-but this flight was one to be etched in aviation history, as
The Consolidated Catalina Part Twelve in a Series Examining the Airliners That Established Civil Aviation in Australia The Catalina has the distinction of having been produced in greater numbers than any other flying boat. Its classic lines and excellent performance enabled it to make a valuable contribution over several decades. In the illustrious company of