10 Years Ago The selection of either the General Dynamics F-16 or McDonnell Douglas F-18 as the RAAF’s NTF (New Tactical Fighter) will be made in mid October. Press reports indicate improved prospects for the F-16 because of last minute General Dynamics proposals for enhanced electronics, weapons systems and sensors. • The RAF announced on

De Havilland Sea Venom Commodore Norman Lee continues his series of articles on aircraft he flew during his service with the Fleet Air Arm When it came time for the RAN to replace the Sea Fury, a number of aircraft were considered but the obvious choice, considering the size of HMAS Melbourne, was the De

Why Your Elb May Not Save You A little known fact is the reality that a large fraction of the ELBs (also known as ELTs) currently in use in Australia cannot be tracked by the COSPAS/SARSAT satellite network. As such they can only be tracked at shorter ranges by airborne VHF homing receivers and as

Compass Attracts Healthy Business Traffic: Almost half of all Compass passengers are professionals travelling for business reasons, according to an inter- nal survey carried out by the airline. The internal survey revealed that 49. 7% of the airline’s passengers were business travellers, a result which reportedly surprised Compass management (given that the carrier was originally