Word out of Canberra is that Defence is considering taking a slightly different track on the Air 7000 path to replace the RAAF’s 19 AP-3C Orions with a mix of manned and unmanned aircraft. The AP-3Cs are considered among the most capable Orions in service anywhere in the world at present, with state-of-the-art radar and

Mustang Gear Up Aftermath as We Mentioned Last Issue, Cac Mustang Vh-bob Made a Gear Up Landing at Point Cook on April 5 Following a Problem With the Gear Lowering Mechanism. Pilot John Dorward and His Adventure Flight Passenger Were Not Injured in the Textbook Landing. Investigation Revealed That the Door Hinge Casting on the

At sea with the US Navy’s ‘911’ air wing The US Navy’s sole forward deployed carrier air wing, CVW-5 takes pride in being at the ‘tip of the sword’. A regular visitor to Australia and dubbed ‘the Nation’s only 911 Air Wing’, its squadrons have to be ready to conduct operations anywhere within the Seventh

Aerial ag – farming from the air The stereotype persists that aerial agriculture seems to be about low level, maverick flying in biplanes with a leather cap and goggles. This image could not be further from the truth for the industry in Australia. The biplanes, cap and goggles have long been dispensed with, and Australian