Introducing- Son of Wamira! A Federal Government decision on the fate of the Australian Aircraft Consortium’s Wamira A10 improved primary trainer should be known in October or November this year. The project has come under threat because of delays and major cost overruns, and has now developed into a competition between the AAC’s A 1

Welcome to TRAFFIC, an all-new feature of bi-monthly Australian Aviation. In this new feature we will log the arrivals and departures of aircraft of interest and will report on the large number of aircraft which are on sub-lease to other operators, etc. TRAFFIC is complementary to some of our existing features such as Airline Affairs,

Defence Science and Technology Organisation – Force Multiplier and Budget Stretcher The wise use of high technology can multiply many times the effectiveness of combat units in the navy, army or air force. The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is the Australian Defence Force’s main source of scientific advice and support. Much of the

During the next decade, props will begin to replace jet engines, as we know them today, on many airliners and aircraft of other types. But just how soon, and in what form, and over what power/size range, is the subject of considerable dispute among airframe and engine manufacturers. And just what exactly is a propfan