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September 1974 |
TOPIC OF THE MONTH
Royal International Air Tattoo: Almost 500 aircraft took part in the world's largest military airshow to celebrate 50 years of NATO.
CIVIL AVIATION
Airbus A318The new Mini-Airbus competes in the 100 seater market against the Boeing 717
Cologne/Bonn
Building boom to stay competitive
Beluga
A full technical description of the Super-Transport aircraft
Boeing 767-400ER
The newest and largest 767 version was rolled out in Seattle
ECONOMY
The Berlin Airport scandalThe sales of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport Holding was revoked
SPACEFLIGHT
Shuttle mission STS-93Technical problems during launch of Columbia almost led to a critical flight abort
Rotary Rocket
First flight of the Roton
Deep Space 1
Asteroid rendezvous via autonomous flight control and navigation
MILITARY AVIATION
GKN Westland Super Sea LynxThe German Navy is stocking up its fleet with seven modernised helicopters
Moscow Airshow
The MAKS '99 in Zhukovsky was the showcase for the Russian aerospace industry. New aircraft such as the S-37 and Ka-60 made their first public appearance
TECHNOLOGY
Climate on boardComfortable air travel at high altitudes requires a sophisticated environmental control system
HISTORY
Fairey RotodyneThe vertical lift-off aircraft was supposed to revolutionise air traffic in the fifties
COLUMNS
Editorial: Aerospace support funding revived?News
German Air Force Association
Jobs
PC-FLight MiG Alley offers the interesting scenario of the Korean War with the first air combat between jets
Model service
Afterburner: Yak-52 - A touch of Warbird
Masthead/Preview
