FLUG REVUE: Contents of June 2004

June 2004

25 YEARS AGO

April 1979

TAKE-OFF

Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Farewell to Top Gun training in Fallon, where they are now concentrating on the F-18

VIP INTERVIEW

Jean-Michel Léonard
The CEO of ATR talks about the future of turboprops on regional routes

CIVIL AVIATION

Austrian Airlines
Austria's aviation group enjoys a spurt of growth
Boeing 7E7
Official programme launch with huge order from Japan´s ANA
Air Dolomiti
Fleet expansion completed
FIDAE 2004 in Chile
Latest report from Latin America's biggest airshow

AIRPORTS

Vienna Schwechat
The airport sees itself Ideally positioned for the enlarged EU
Stuttgart
Terminal 3 is now open
AirportNews

SPACEFLIGHT

Mission Delta
Dutchman André Kuipers spent a week of research on the ISS
SpaceNews
Info from around the world
New structures
Russia's space agency is now firmly in the hands of the military

MILITARY AVIATION

US bombers
Upgrade programmes for Lancer, Spirit and Stratofortress are under way
Orion replacement
Boeing and Lockheed Martin compete for the new maritime surveillance aircraft of the US Navy
Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack”
The biggest bomber in the world in detail
Self-protection
New splitter jacket for cockpit crew

TECHNOLOGY

Fighter cockpits
New technology makes ever larger colour displays possible
Mach 7.7 for X-43A
NASA air vehicle sets world record with new scramjet engine
Engines for the 7E7
General Electric and Rolls-Royce in competition
AvCraft 328JET
Wings are built in Germany

HISTORY

Heinkel He 59
Floatplane used as search and rescue aircraft

REGULARS

June editorial: Transformation of the armed forces impacts on industry
News
Models
Afterburner: de Havilland Comet Racer
Important dates / AIRSpot
Impressum, preview

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