This edition of Marketplace has been expanded and enlarged in the process of updating . . . It now carries a full range of current market prices for secondhand light aircraft, corporate aircraft and helicopters. While prices in this edition of Marketplace are both fair and authoritative, being obtained from sources independent of dealers or
What makes one commercial airliner a success while its rival drifts into obscurity? In this, the first of a three-part series, John Vogel examines the aircraft that were. … When one conjures up the typical airliner of today, the most common types that spring to mind are the Boeing 747, 727, 707, Douglas DC-8, DC-9
March 17,1977 will go down in history as the day the world’s biggest air disaster took place. Ironically this tragedy occurred on the ground as two Boeing 747s impacted while under Tower instructions at fog-bound Los Rodeos Airport, Tenerife in the Canary Islands. A total of 583 persons lost their lives in this most complex
Gilbert Spencer woke early in a state of quiet excitement. He swung himself out of bed and went to the window, delighted at the promise of blue sky: a Melbourne autumn day at its best – perfect for flying. Today for once he could forget the worries of his accoun tancy practice and, even if
LATEST PROPOSAL COULD BREATH NEW LIFE INTO B-1: Rockwell has proposed that the B-1 bomber be simplified in avionics and airframe to provide what will be a core aircraft to fulfil four distinctly different functions In SAC. By eliminating the swing-wing capability and restricting the aircraft to subsonic performance Rockwell estimates that the cost of