The May 1 raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad was notable in that it revealed a previously unknown variant of the Sikorsky Black Hawk was operational with US Special Forces. Images of the compound and its immediate surrounds taken the day after the raid were disseminated to a wide
In Briefmrh 90 Review Completed Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare has announced the completion of a “full diagnostic review” into the troubled MRH 90 Multi-Role Helicopter program being acquired for the Army and Navy under Phases 2, 4 and 6 of the Air 9000 project, recommending that the program not be added to the Project
Virgin Australia Launched Virgin Australia, the New Name for Virgin Blue, Was Launched in Sydney on May 4 With the Airline’s New Livery Being Displayed on A330-243 Vh-xfb and 737-81d Vh‑yfc. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username
Another Curtiss P40 Flies Wangaratta, Vic. was the venue for the first post-rebuild flight of Curtiss P-40F Kittyhawk, VH-PIV on April 14. The pilot was Murray Griffiths. Murray is also listed as the owner of the WW2 fighter. The machine was placed on the Australian register on October 19 2010 with serial 41-19841. As an
USAF fighter pilot Colonel John Warden was the architect of the most successful air campaign in history. Initially code-named ‘Instant Thunder’, the campaign was the centre-piece of Operation Desert Storm, the US-led war against Iraq from 17 January to 28 February 1991. So effective was the air phase of the war that the ground invasion
Tecnam P92 Eaglet The origins of the Eaglet sit squarely on the shoulders of Tecnam’s enduring trainer, the P92 Echo. While the Echo had served its customers well since 1993, Tecnam recognised the need to continue to build upon the solid base the aircraft had laid. The ‘classic’ Echo was a no-nonsense aeroplane from the