The name Warbirds stirs the blood of pilots and enthusiasts alike as one Instantly thinks of civilians operating and flying heavy fast ex-service aircraft, in particular piston engine fighters. And yet this was not always the situation. Until a few years ago the best place for Warbirds was in America and each year numerous Australians
Hawker Sea Fury Flys The 14th of November 1983 saw the first flight of Guido Zuccoli’s Hawker Sea Fury at Darwin, NT. This former Iraqi Air Force machine, a version of the RN IRAN type naval Sea Fury has been under build for some two years now. Two more of the type are under rebuild
Australian Aircraft Sales Celebrates 1983 as the Largest Owner of Fokker Friendships on Earth Australia’s own civil airliner dealer, Australian Aircraft Sales, certainly is unique. Unique not only in that it Is the only operation of its type in Australia but largely because it actually purchases the aircraft it lists for sale. This unusual approach
On April 1, as a first step towards being sold to private ownership next year, British Airways will cease to be a State Corporation and become a public limited company with, like Qantas, all shares owned by the Government. Recently, 70 senior executives at BA were given their marching orders, to join 23,000 other staff
‘Necessity is the mother of invention,’ it is said, and one can hardly dispute that age-old saying when examining aviation’s latest jet trainer. Skyfox Industries has been formed core of retired Lockheed senior executives and engineers who saw a potential market for refurbished Lockheed T-33 jet trainers. At the time Portugal’s international airline, TAP, had