BH Pacific’s Iroquois Development Venture Since its acquisition by private Australian interests in May 1986, BH Pacific Pty Ltd (formerly Bell Helicopter Australia) has embarked on several new ventures, the most ambitious, perhaps, being a major development programme for the Bell UH-1H Iroquois. Through a wholly owned subsidiary company, BH Pacific has purchased what is

How to Land an Aeroplane- Backwards The key to success lies first in the planning. How do we safely, consistently and smoothly land an aeroplane? For many years, pilots have debated the optimum technique for landing an aeroplane. Similarly, instructors have struggled to develop a fool-proof method of teaching a technique which by necessity, was

P-3C Orion Updates Underway Worldwide tenders have been sought to upgrade key systems on the RAAF’s hard-working P-3C Orion maritime patrol and antisubmarine warfare (ASW) aircraft based at Edinburgh, SA. A Defence/RAAF team will go overseas towards the end of the year for on-the-spot inspections and discussions on the type of new equipment required. What

Remember the old Pratt & Whitney engine logo? The bald eagle adorned some of the world’s most famous engines on some of the world’s foremost aeroplanes. Well, the bald eagle lives to fly another day and has been reinstated as the official Pratt & Whitney logo from this day on. Discarded in 1981 as the