FLUG REVUE: Contents of August 2005

August 2005

25 YEARS AGO

May 1980

TAKE-OFF

Paris Air Show
New aircraft, big orders and record visitors make for a show to remember
Unmanned air vehicles
Neuron unveiled
Trainers
Debut of the Aermacchi M-311
Tankers
Boeing shows KC-767A as Airbus chooses KC-330 site in US
Airliners
Billions worth of orders for Airbus and Boeing
Technology
Technology greeted with enthusiasm, but spaceflight is on the back burner
Regional aircraft
Turboprops are making a comeback
Engines
Powerplant for A320-/737 successor under study
Grob SPn
New utility jet from Germany makes surprise appearance

VIP INTERVIEW

Pier Francesco Guarguaglini
CEO of Finmeccanica

CIVIL AVIATION

Airlines in India
A huge market is awakening
Air France Dedicate
Special scheduled service for oil managers
A380 as a private jet
Specialist company is developing a flying palace
New duo at the top of the EADS management tree
Leadership dispute resolved after months of haggling

BUSINESS AVIATION

Mini-jets are penetrating the market
“Light is in”

MILITARY AVIATION

Bell AH-1Z/UH-1Y
New version of the Cobra and Huey under test for the US Marine Corps
Airbus A400M
Suppliers selected
C-295 versus C-27J Spartan
U.S. Army seeks new transport aircraft
Mikoyan MiG-23/MiG-27
A closer look at the fighter bomber versions of the Soviet variable-geometry aircraft
Eurofighter
Industry and Luftwaffe are working together

AIRPORTS

New York LaGuardia
Non-stop action crammed into a tiny amount of space
Airport news

SPACEFLIGHT

Columbus module
The control centre in Oberpfaffenhofen is up and running
Space news

TECHNOLOGY

Engineering
How development and design work is being outsourced
The active stick
All-capable control stick
PW600 production startup
Engine assembly in only eight hours

HISTORY

Sikorsky S-56
A helicopter of superlatives

REGULARS

August Editorial: UAVs advance
News
AIRSpot
Reader service: dates, models
Afterburner: Airpower05 in Zeltweg, day of air transport in Wunstorf
Books, publisher's information

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