FLUG REVUE: Contents of September 2002

September
2002

25 YEARS AGO

See also selected stories from FLUG REVUE

August 1977

TAKE-OFF

Flying Legends
The biggest Warbird airshow in Europe boasted a dazzling array of rare fighters and bombers from the Second World War in the beautiful setting of Duxford airfield.

CIVIL AVIATION

British Airways
Economy drive, new fare structure and commitment to delivering a quality product.
Mid-air collision
The background to the Lake Constance disaster where an Tu-154 and a Boeing 757 collided despite TCAS.
Azzurra Air
Italian airline independent again.
Life as a pilot in the USA
What has changed a year after the terrorist cockpit attacks.
Gulfstream
The business jet family from Savannah includes more types today.
Airbus A330
The big long-range twinjet from Toulouse in detail

SPACEFLIGHT

Global access to mobile phone technology
Satellite-supported mobile telephone systems have not lived up to expectations.
Moscow in the ascendant
The Russians are winning the market in space tourism.
Shuttles grounded due to hairline cracks.
No flights before September
Contour comet probe launched

AIRPORTS

Shanghai
China's mega-hub in competition with its Asian rivals
Airport news
Latest developments from around the world

MILITARY AVIATION

German army aviation
New helicopters and new structure for the challenges of the future as Heeresflieger go for out-of-area operations.
Eurofighter Typhoon
Austrian Government decides on the most expensive solution amid voter scepticism
US Coast Guard
Procurement of aircraft and UAVs for the Deepwater programme are managed by Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman team

TECHNOLOGY

Medium-sized engines
Big market survey
Crew rest area "under the roof”
Lauda 777 fitted out by Lufthansa Technik
Armoured containers
New offering from Alcoa
Swiss jets undergoing tests
F-18s new titan bulkheads are proven at Emmen
Special foam for aviation

HISTORY

Chance Vought F7U Cutlass
US Navy fighter incorporating exotic design ideas from Arado

REGULARS

September editorial
News
Farnborough update
PC simulation: New add-ons for military simulators
Dates / model service
Afterburner: The best of the decorative schemes on show at the Tiger Meet in Portugal
Survey, books
Preview, publisher's information

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