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Journeymen

by Staff reporter September 11, 2018

Australia’s well-travelled Noorduyn Norseman bushplanes The Noorduyn Norseman was designed for demanding Canadian bush aircraft operations, able to load large items such as fuel drums and also seating up to nine passengers. The prototype float-equipped Norseman I CF-AYO powered by a 420hp Wright Whirlwind had its maiden flight on November 14 1935 from the St

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Traffic

by Staff reporter September 11, 2018

Key aircraft movements from across the region Qantas Group News A380-842 VH-OQA as QF6011 ferried from Sydney to Dubai on July 14 for planned maintenance and painting in the new Qantas livery. On completion VH-OQA departed Dubai on July 31 as QF6012 to Sydney where it arrived on August 1. 787-9 VH-ZNE Skippy which entered

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Hangar 106

by Staff reporter September 11, 2018

The Australian Vintage Aviation Society brings to life Australia’s most significant collection of Great War aircraft The wind was blowing from the east, off the waters of Brisbane’s Moreton Bay, across the end of the grassed runway and into the faces of air show enthusiasts suddenly jostling for prime position in front of one of

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Breaking barriers

by Staff reporter September 11, 2018

Technology and the dawn of the new supersonic era.   When the Wright brothers first took flight in 1903, they initially mastered the skies for twelve seconds and a distance of 120 feet. To offer some perspective, Usain Bolt runs three times as quickly, and the entire history-making flight covered the wingspan of a Boeing

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Watch this space

by Staff reporter September 11, 2018

The Kiwi entrepreneur set on disrupting the satellite launch business Rocket Lab’s plan to launch of its first commercial payload of small satellites into orbit from New Zealand in November is set to be a game changer for the space business. That’s because the following month the US and New Zealand aerospace company will launch

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The importance of knowing your aircraft The aircraft engineer looked at the maintenance release and scratched his head. A pilot had written up a defect on the aircraft but looking at the MR the engineer had no idea what the problem was or where, if it existed, was it to be found. As an instructor

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