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July 1974 |
TOPIC OF THE MONTH
Aérosalon 1999Le Bourget Airhsow breaks all records
Sukhoi Su-30MK
Thanks to the Zwezda ejection seats, pilots survive spectacular crash at Paris
Eurocopter Tiger
Germany and France finally sign up for the production of 160 attack helicopters
Raytheon ASTOR
Global-Express-based radar recce system choosen by UK military
Bell/Agusta AB139
New six-ton helicopter unveiled
NATO transport aircraft
Airbus A400M and Antonov An-70 compete for large orders
Airliners
Airbus and Boeing continue fight for market share
Rutan Proteus
High-flying multi-role design makes debut in Europe
Business Jets
New models and more orders
Regional aircraft
Embraer big winner in sales rush
Dassault Rafale
France finally orders another 48 fighters to keep production going
Eurofighter "Typhoon"
Export chances are good as flight tests and component production progress
Pratt & Whitney PW6000
Pratt may still face challenge from CFM56 on Airbus A318
Pratt & Whitney RL50
New rocket motor under develompent
SPACEFLIGHT
Shuttle mission STS-96First visit to the International Space Station
Asteroid watch
Russia plans a defence system agains large objects threatening to hit the Earth
Starsem
Sojuz-based launch system has established good track record
MILITARY AVIATION
Sukhoi Su-27IB/Su-34The two-seat fighter-bomber is progressing with its test programme
Sukhoi Su-27KUB
A new two-seater for the Russian Navy makes its maiden flight
Operation Allied Force
NATO wins after 79 days of its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia
Luftwaffe
Weaknesses of the German armed forces are analysed in a new report
ECONOMICS/CIVIL AVIATION
Lufthansa TechnikAnother profitable year for the maintenance company
Delays get worse
European passengers are faced with continuing problems
TECHNOLOGY
Anti-g-suitsNew technology helps fighter pilots to sustain higher g-forces
FLIGHTLINE
Airbus A340FLUG REVUE presents important aircraft with full technical data and cutaway drawing
HISTORY
Horten aircraftFlying wings were the speciality of the Horten brothers in the 30s and 40s
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial: The fight for Europes new military transportNews
Book reviews
Freundeskreis Luftwaffe
Jobs
Modell aircraft reviews
Afterburner: gliding competition on the Hahnweide
Airshow dates
