Beechcraft’s revolutionary Starship is on schedule for its first test flight early in 1986. Six prototype Starships are being built for the FAA Certification programme. Of these, three will be flying prototypes and three will be used for ground testing. The first prototype has a fuselage built using a revolutionary filament winding process, where the

Part Twenty-Three in a Series Examining the Airliners That Established Civil Aviation in Australia The Douglas DC-3 reigns supreme as the king of transport aircraft to have entered Australian airline service. No other aircraft can approach its record for length of continuous operation, number of aircraft involved, breadth and depth of service and overall versatility

McDonnell Douglas is one of the world’s largest aerospace corporations. Existing programmes include the F-15, F-18, AV-88 and T-45 while the civil line is working to capacity on MD-80 twinjets. In the future lie the giant C-17 and MD-11 programmes in addition to an as yet un-designated propfan airliner. Australian Aviation recently spoke with MDC

Computer Technology Part II Artificial Intelligence, the New Frontier One of the most significant results of the ongoing penetration of digital computers into the domain of weapon system design is the tendency to bury the natural characteristics of the equipment under a shell of software. The pilot of a modern fighter sees a ‘virtual machine’