TWO INTO ONE WILL GO - Roy Braybrook describes the origins and current status of the British Aerospace Hawk 200, a successful example of a single-seat combat aircraft derived from a two-seat advanced trainer.
SB: THE RADICAL TUPOLEV - Part II of the "Warbirds'' account of the SB-2, continuing the story of a significant bomber of the 'thirties, related in hitherto unavailable detail.
SILVER RENO - The Reno Air Races, premier event on the racing pilots' calendar, celebrated its Silver Anniversary with the 1988 meeting. Bill Johnson describes and illustrates a memorable example of an annual classic.
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT - David Brown flies with the Blue Angels at their winter training quarters, to describe for AIR International the rigorous programme that ensures a perfect aerobatic presentation 75 times in the average summer season.
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 Aircraft Contracts.
LOCKHEED'S NEW ORION - The US Navy's search for a successor to the Lockheed P-3 Orion has taken it no further than selection of a derivative of that venerable turboprop. First details and illustrations are provided here.
EFA'S GREAT RADAR CONTEST - John Fricker concludes his account of British radar development that lies behind the selection of equipment for the European Fighter Aircraft.
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR International encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from Nieuport-Delage 123 to Nieuport (& General) Nighthawk.
TALKBACK - Readers of AIR International offer comments of general interest.
MODEL ENTHUSIAST - Modelling comments, the latest kits reviewed and two pages of colour profiles of the Hawker Fury biplane.
AIRDATA FILE - Technical data, photographs and general arrangement drawings for the Lockheed F-117A and Northrop B-2A.
FRONT COVER - The Dassault-Breguet Rafale technology demonstrator. Prototypes of both Air Force and Navy versions of the Rafale have now been ordered by the French Defence Ministry.