In the second instalment of this three-part series, Eric Allen charts the post-World War II and Korean War service of the Sea Fury and Firefly “The sea fury and firefly squadrons now entered a period of pilot training both on land and sea” Introduction to service and training The formal acceptance of HMAS Sydney on
1917 – Curtiss Autoplane One of the earliest attempts on record of creating a ‘flyable car’ was by Glenn Curtiss in 1917, with the invention of the Curtiss Autoplane. Built of aluminium, the Autoplane had detachable wings, propeller, and tail. It also had four wheels and a cabin akin to any other motorcar of the
Will our childhood fantasies of a car that can become airborne with the touch of a button ever come to light? Here, Hannah Dowling tries to find answers
With aviation emerging from its COVID slumber, planemakers and airlines are back to facing criticism for their CO2 emissions. Bella Richards asks how far away sustainable fuels are, and whether Australia’s sugar industry could provide an answer AS THE industry recovers from the impacts of the pandemic, one large concern still remains: sustainable aviation fuels
Eleven thousand kilometres from Google’s Californian HQ, the tech giant is quietly revolutionising the way we eat, drink and shop with drones in the Sunshine State. Adam Thorn hears the buzz from the key players at the forefront of aviation’s next big thing
Just one day after the September 11 attacks, the aviation landscape was shaken for a second time when Ansett entered administration. Chris Frame tells the 65-year story of Australia’s second-largest airline.