HARRIER II = MORE MARINE MUSCLE - AIR international reports from MCAS Cherry Point, NC, on the intro- duction of the AV-8B, just 10 years on from the placing of the contract that launched development of the second-generation Harrier.
AUCAN - Chile's new turbine trainer is now flying as yet another example of a piston-engined airframe that has been adapted for turbine power. Details of the Aucan are included with this pictorial spread illustrating the prototype.
SIMULATORS: TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES - Mike Hirst reviews the field of the simulator, which today serves primarily as a highly sophisticated training aid, but also has some important roles in research and development.
LAST OF THE CENTURY FIGHTERS - Convair's F-106 Delta Dart was the last of the group of jets that became known as the USAF's Century fighters. Lindsay Peacock concludes the series of articles describing these fighters in our "Warbirds" department.
FARNBOROUGH AIRSCENE - A first news report from Farnborough International '86, the 35th SBAC Flying Display and Exhibition.
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.
HOW THEY EVER GOT TO THE MOON IS ANYONE'S GUESS - Roy Braybrook's Personal View.
THE VAAC HARRIER - An illustrated account of the Cranfield Institute of Technology programme to fit an advanced flight control system in a Harrier T Mk 2.
MODEL ENTHUSIAST - Modelling comments, the latest kits reviewed and two pages of profiles of the Bell UH-1 family.
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR international encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the MiG-3 (1-201) to MiG 1-231 (2D).
TALKBACK - Readers of AIR international offer comments of general interest.
FRONT COVER - An AV-8B Harrier II of VMA-223 engaged in STOVL practice in the Lyman Road Exercise Area, demonstrating its ability to operate from normal road surfaces.