The Bristol Freighter Part Thirteen in a Series Examining the Airliners That Established Civil Aviation in Australia The Bristol 170 Freighter was the first true heavy freight aircraft to enter service in Australia. Prior to its introduction, freight was carried by aircraft basically constructed as passenger airliners but modified during World War II for cargo

RAAF F-18 Hornet Programme on Target By Air Commodore Hans Roser Director-General of the Tactical Fighter Project The past six months have seen much progress on the F/A-18 Programme both in Australia and the United States. In North America, the Hornet is now in service in the Canadian Defence Force and the US Marine Corps

10 Years Ago • Boeing have awarded a $2M contract to Hawker de Havilland (Australia) Pty Ltd for the manufacture of wing ribs and rudders for Boeing 727-200 aircraft, the fourth contract received by the company. • On 8 January the first of two General Dynamics YF-16 lightweight fighter Prototypes was flown in a C-5A

Is the Soviet Bear’s Bark Greater Than Its Bite Events surrounding the destruction of KAL flight 007 in September highlight some interesting flaws in the Soviet military in general and the Soviet air defence system in particular. To look at reality, it is inconceivable that the KAL 747 was on a clandestine spy mission as