FLUG REVUE: Contents of February 2005

February 2005

25 YEARS AGO

December 1979

TAKE-OFF

German Marineflieger
The Luftwaffe is set to take over the tasks of Naval Air Wing 2

A380 SPECIAL

* The design of the new giant
* Top customers from all around the world
* Production across Europe
* Rainer Hertrich: the importance of the A380 for Germany
* A380 cutaway
* Technology innovations
* Two new engines to choose from
* In the cockpit of the giant
* From idea to prototype
* Fatigue testing in Dresden

CIVIL AVIATION

Gol
No-frills success in Brazil
Airbus A350
Airbus gets the go-ahead to canvass for sales
Cirrus takes over Augsburg Airways
Regional solidarity
New regional jets
Antonov and Sukhoi making headway
Sikorsky S-92
Production of new multi-role helicopter in full swing
Business jets in Germany
The most popular jets

AIRPORTS

Manchester
Hub in the heart of England
Airport news

HISTORY

Heinkel He 111
In service with Lufthansa

MILITARY AVIATION

Saab JAS 39 Gripen
Speedy delivery to the Czech Republic
Airbus A400M
Export success in South Africa
Eurofighter
Further production secured with Tranche 2 contract
Eurocopter Tiger
Australia takes delivery of its first ARH
Sweden
Drawdown to finance modernization
Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
The established military airlifter in detail
Missile firing on Crete
Training for German air defence units

TECHNOLOGY

Refuelling from the hydrant
A new way of getting fuel into the wings
TP400-D6 takes shape
Testing of the A400M powerplant starts at MTU
Lufthansa flies for CARIBIC
Air pollution research programme starts

SPACEFLIGHT

Space News
NASA
Administrator O´Keefe resigns
Ariane 5+ pitted against Delta IV Heavy
Difficult market for heavy-lift launchers

REGULARS

February editorial: EADS management upheaval
News
AIRSpot
Models, books
Afterburner: Bf 109 G-4
Dates / publisher's information

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