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June 1975 |
ADVENTURES IN THE AIR
Saab JAS 39 GripenSweden's light weight fighter is the first fourth generation combat aircraft to have entered service. F7 Wing in Satenäs is impressed with the aircraft in operation.
CIVIL AVIATION
Airbus A3XXEmirates and Singapore Airlines have expressed interest in the ultra-large airliner
Boeing 757
Orders to date for the twinjet now exceed 1000
LTU
The charter airline is converting to an all-Airbus fleet
Terminus desert
The biggest parking area in the world for commercial aircraft
Boeing 717
The latest variant in the DC-9 family has begun scheduled services
SPACEFLIGHT
SOFIAA Boeing 747 is to serve as the platform for the new supertelescope
Sailing through the universe
A solar sail is to power interstellar travel
Rendezvous
NEAR is the first probe in the orbit of an asteroid
MILITARY AVIATION
RAH-66 ComancheDevelopment funding is finally to be stepped up for the new American attack/recce helicopter
Boeing/Dasa X-31
The experimental aircraft is being prepared for a new test programme
Royal Air Force
The UK chooses Meteor, C-17 and A400M
TECHNOLOGY
EurofighterDasa optimises production
Online in the air
Boeing plans to provide passengers with Internet access
HISTORY
ZeppelinCount von Zeppelin's first rigid airship lifted off from Lake Constance 100 years ago
REGULARS
Editorial: A3XX final assembly line discussedNews
PC games: helicopter simulators
Important dates
Modelling service
Afterburner: Kreutzer K-5 "light" tri-motor
Books
Preview, impressum
