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THE VINKA FROM VALMET - Now in production for the Finnish Air Force, the Valmet Vinka trainer is the first new Finnish military aircraft to enter production for 18 years. Its concept and characteristics are described here, and the history of Valmet is summarised.
JAGUAR COMES TO MATURITY - Already serving with four air forces, the Jaguar is now also in production for, and being delivered to a fifth, the Indian Air Force, under a major export contract. Details of the contract, and of recent design developments, are presented, together with a new cutaway drawing.
THE ILL-FAVOURED HELL-DIVER - In his continuing series describing the flying characteristics of wartime naval aircraft, Capt Eric Brown recalls the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, widely used by the USN but not adopted by the Fleet Air Arm.
MIKOYAN FISHBED-N - The MiG-21 is close to celebrating the 25th anniversary of its first flight, having entered construction a quarter-century ago. The latest variant is described in No 8 in our series "In Soviet Service".
AIRSCENE - The monthly round-up of news and background to the news presented under section headings for Military Affairs, Aircraft and Industry, Civil Affairs and new Civil and Military Aircraft Contracts.
DATELINE KILIMANJARO: UPTO THE ASS IN ALLIGATORS - Roy Braybrook presents his "Personal View" of Britain's present air defence fighter gap.
MODEL ENTHUSIAST - Modelling comments, the latest kits reviewed and two pages of colour profiles of the Hawker Hurricane.
IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted.
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR INTERNATIONALencyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the Fokker V VIII to Fokker V 20.
PLANE FACTS - Answers to readers' enquiries from the AIR international files: the first Yak-25, the Commonwealth CA-2/CA-6 Wirraway and the Folland 43/37 flying test bed.
TALKBACK - Readers of AIR international offer comments of general interest.
AIRDATA FILE - Technical data, photographs and general arrangement drawings for the Mitsubishi MU-300, Cessna Cutlass RG and LearAvia Learfan 2100.
FRONT COVER Jaguar International strike fighters of No 8 Squadron, the Sultan of Oman's Air Force, operating at Thumrait.
JAGUAR COMES TO MATURITY - Already serving with four air forces, the Jaguar is now also in production for, and being delivered to a fifth, the Indian Air Force, under a major export contract. Details of the contract, and of recent design developments, are presented, together with a new cutaway drawing.
THE ILL-FAVOURED HELL-DIVER - In his continuing series describing the flying characteristics of wartime naval aircraft, Capt Eric Brown recalls the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, widely used by the USN but not adopted by the Fleet Air Arm.
MIKOYAN FISHBED-N - The MiG-21 is close to celebrating the 25th anniversary of its first flight, having entered construction a quarter-century ago. The latest variant is described in No 8 in our series "In Soviet Service".
AIRSCENE - The monthly round-up of news and background to the news presented under section headings for Military Affairs, Aircraft and Industry, Civil Affairs and new Civil and Military Aircraft Contracts.
DATELINE KILIMANJARO: UPTO THE ASS IN ALLIGATORS - Roy Braybrook presents his "Personal View" of Britain's present air defence fighter gap.
MODEL ENTHUSIAST - Modelling comments, the latest kits reviewed and two pages of colour profiles of the Hawker Hurricane.
IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted.
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR INTERNATIONALencyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the Fokker V VIII to Fokker V 20.
PLANE FACTS - Answers to readers' enquiries from the AIR international files: the first Yak-25, the Commonwealth CA-2/CA-6 Wirraway and the Folland 43/37 flying test bed.
TALKBACK - Readers of AIR international offer comments of general interest.
AIRDATA FILE - Technical data, photographs and general arrangement drawings for the Mitsubishi MU-300, Cessna Cutlass RG and LearAvia Learfan 2100.
FRONT COVER Jaguar International strike fighters of No 8 Squadron, the Sultan of Oman's Air Force, operating at Thumrait.
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