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BOEING'S BEHEMOTH - It is now ten years since Boeing launched the Model 747 Jumbo Jet, still the largest transport in commercial airline service. A decade of development has produced a family of 747 variants and an order book totalling over 300 aircraft; the story of the Jumbo is told in detail in this account, with a new cutaway drawing.
THE FINE ART OF DISPLAY FLYING - Wg Cdr lan Dick, MBE, AFC, RAF, a former leader of the Red Arrows, completes his authoritative survey of display aerobatics (commenced in the August issue) with a consideration of formation presentations.
GERMANY'S JAGUARS - The Royal Air Force now has four squadrons flying the Anglo/French Jaguar in Germany, three for tactical strike duties based at Bruggen plus a tac-recce squadron at Laarbriich. We present a colour pictorial depicting aircraft of all four squadrons.
THE LAST SWALLOW OF SUMMER: - When the first Kawasaki Ki. 100s entered combat in March 1945 with the Japanese Imperial Army's air arm, only six weeks had elapsed from first flight and less than five months from design inception. The story of this remarkable engineering feat is told in detail here.
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.
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 Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
PERSONAL VIEW - Continuing his occasional series, Roy M Braybrook reflects "On Retaining a Choice of Options While not Re-inventing the Wheel".
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR INTERNATIONAL encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the Curtiss XP-40 to the Curtiss XP-40Q.
IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted.
AIR DATA FILE - Technical data, photographs and general arrangement drawings for the Canadair Learstar 600, Bell AH-1T SeaCobra and McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier.
THE FINE ART OF DISPLAY FLYING - Wg Cdr lan Dick, MBE, AFC, RAF, a former leader of the Red Arrows, completes his authoritative survey of display aerobatics (commenced in the August issue) with a consideration of formation presentations.
GERMANY'S JAGUARS - The Royal Air Force now has four squadrons flying the Anglo/French Jaguar in Germany, three for tactical strike duties based at Bruggen plus a tac-recce squadron at Laarbriich. We present a colour pictorial depicting aircraft of all four squadrons.
THE LAST SWALLOW OF SUMMER: - When the first Kawasaki Ki. 100s entered combat in March 1945 with the Japanese Imperial Army's air arm, only six weeks had elapsed from first flight and less than five months from design inception. The story of this remarkable engineering feat is told in detail here.
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.
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 Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
PERSONAL VIEW - Continuing his occasional series, Roy M Braybrook reflects "On Retaining a Choice of Options While not Re-inventing the Wheel".
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR INTERNATIONAL encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the Curtiss XP-40 to the Curtiss XP-40Q.
IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted.
AIR DATA FILE - Technical data, photographs and general arrangement drawings for the Canadair Learstar 600, Bell AH-1T SeaCobra and McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier.
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