FLUG REVUE: Contents of November 2001

November
2001

25 YEARS AGO

See also selected stories from FLUG REVUE

October 1976

TAKE OFF

Messerschmitt foundation
A dedicated team at Manching keeps historic jewels like the Bf 108 and Bf 109 in the air.

CIVIL AVIATION

Crisis in air transport
The airlines are struggling with the consequences of the devastating terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
Concorde
The supersonic airliner has its Certificate of Airworthiness returned one year after the Paris crash.
Sukhoi
The Russian fighter aircraft design bureau plans a family of regional jets, working with Boeing ans Ilyushin.
CSA
Czech airline dependent on travel to Prague, hopes for profits from SkyTeam alliance.
Cirrus Airlines
The regional carrier from Saarbrücken is undergoing a consolidation phase.
Fokker 50
The regional turboprop, developed from the F.27, in detail.

SPACEFLIGHT

Canadarm
Canada provides manipulator arms for ISS and Shuttle to help with tasks in space.
New ISS module
Docking compartment for Russian spacecraft has arrived.
Mission Andromeda
Hard training for Claudie.
H-IIA
Japan's new space launch vehicle succeeds at last.
Parabolic flight, part 2
Subjective impressions of weightlessness.

AIRPORTS

Flying in Brazil
The most exciting airports in the world.
Flight schedule irritations
When slots vanish into thin air.
Airport news

MILITARY AVIATION

WTD 61
Bundeswehr test pilots at Manching face varied tasks.
Helicopter competition
NH90 and EH101 the winners in the Scandinavian countries, ousting Sikorsky S-92.
MiG-29
New versions of the classic fighter aircraft are under development.
AH-64D Apache
Japan chooses the US attack helicopter, which gets more improved systems.
Eurofighter
Luftwaffe Chief of Staff flies new fighter aircraft.

TECHNOLOGY

Large turbofans
A review of the giant civil engines from General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce
New software
Digital planning for aircraft construction
Rolls-Royce Trent
Problems resolved
Aerospace research
Fabric sheeting for recovery operations