A Real Winner By Any Standards One of the new generation of ultralights is the Canadian-built Birdman WT-11 Chinook. An ultralight that simply cries out to be flown, this machine will prove to be popular with local lightweight flyers with its good performance, simple sturdy construction and rugged good looks. There are a lot of

Aviation Medicine Has It a Place in General Aviation? On 1st January 1985 a new syllabus for the commercial pilot licence examination is due to be activated. This syllabus has a number of innovations, not the least being the introduction. into the aeroplane performance and operation syllabus the topic of ‘Aviation Medicine’. This is not

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Additional Phalanx Ciws Acquisition Limited by Funding Restraints The fitting of the General Dynamics Phalanx close-in weapons system (CIWS) to major Royal Australian Navy ships for last-ditch protection against modern anti-shipping missiles is in train for the FFG patrol frigates, but waiting its turn for the fleet replenishment ship HMAS Success, the destroyer tender, HMAS