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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
NEWS:
Airnews - This month's top news stories from around the world
Airpower - National and international military7 aviation news, by John Fricker
Civil Scene - Airline and airliner news, compiled by Alan J. Wright and the 'AI' news team
Airview - Preservation news from around the globe, supplied by Peter R. March
FEATURES:
Show of Force - This coming June, the Stabilisation Force (SFOR) mandate in Bosnia will be reviewed. In preparation, Members of the five-nation Multi-National Division ? South West, gathered together to demonstrate what each has to offer in the battlefield arena. Richard Stickland was one of the privileged few permitted to see the demonstration
'Triple Nickel' goes green - Greg L. Davis tells the colourful story of the 555th FS
'Bisons' out in Die cold - The sun is setting on the MiG-21's prestigious career within the Finnish Air Force. Perttu Karivalo and Lassi Tolvanen of Fly High Ltd, take a look at the last of a dying breed of 'Bison Drivers'
Splash of the Titans - Mark Ashley talks to Titan Airways, the ad hoc charter airline which is celebrating its 10th birthday by giving its aircraft a new splash of colour. Exclusive air-to-air photography by John Dibbs
Airbusiness - this month's front cover image featuring a Lufthansa Airbus A310 'on finals', intoduces part one of our 'Airbus briefing' review carried on pages 76-83. Falcon Aviation Photographs
Airbus briefing (part 1) - In this first part of a special two-part feature, Eryl Crump provides an overview of Airbus Industrie; its history and its make-up; the family of aircraft in service and its future developments
Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Chris Knott and Tim Spearman visit Chile to compile an 'order of battle' on the nation's air force
The Cats scat - After 27 years of service at RAF Odiham, the Puma HCls of No 27 Squadron have left their Hampshire home for RAF Benson. Aircraft Illustrated experienced the 'good vibrations' of the occasion from the hot seat
Tbe myth of Hermes - Charles Woodley charts the development and downfall of the Handley Page Hermes, an aircraft which never fulfilled its promise
Ups, up and away - Alan J. Wright charts the development of United Parcel Service (UPS), which over its 90-year existence has expanded into one of the world's largest cargo carriers
Wily Coyote - Peter J. Cooper of Falcon Aviation Photography is granted permission to photograph the unique internal set up of the 'world's largest turboprop fighter' (!) and learn of its mission
Incredible Hulk - Graham Robson goes in search of a 'mythical' legend, one of the last surviving Convair B-58 Hustlers
Night School - Phillip Hapka reports on the Tactical Leadership Training (TLT) exercise, held at RAF Leuchars in early February
REGULARS:
Airband - Graham Duke reports on the latest ATC airband radio news
Military Markings - In this 'Military Markings' special Peter R. March reviews the military aircraft that were lost' during 1997
And in AI's new regular Howard Curtis 'surfs' the Internet to bring a monthly round-up of the best aviation sites
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists lUJtM additions and deletions to the OK civil register
Airmart - AI's reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest aviation products on the market
AIR DISPLAY:
Tattoo artists - Plans for the Royal International Air Tattoo are now taking shape, as Ben Dunnell reports
World Airshow Dates - First and the best - Peter R. March lists the dates for your diary during the 1998 display season
Aerial ballet - An emotional account of what it means to be an acrobatic pilot, as written by top Russian display pilot Nikolay Timofeev
Show-biz - The latest news from the air display circuit, compiled by Mark Ashley
Airnews - This month's top news stories from around the world
Airpower - National and international military7 aviation news, by John Fricker
Civil Scene - Airline and airliner news, compiled by Alan J. Wright and the 'AI' news team
Airview - Preservation news from around the globe, supplied by Peter R. March
FEATURES:
Show of Force - This coming June, the Stabilisation Force (SFOR) mandate in Bosnia will be reviewed. In preparation, Members of the five-nation Multi-National Division ? South West, gathered together to demonstrate what each has to offer in the battlefield arena. Richard Stickland was one of the privileged few permitted to see the demonstration
'Triple Nickel' goes green - Greg L. Davis tells the colourful story of the 555th FS
'Bisons' out in Die cold - The sun is setting on the MiG-21's prestigious career within the Finnish Air Force. Perttu Karivalo and Lassi Tolvanen of Fly High Ltd, take a look at the last of a dying breed of 'Bison Drivers'
Splash of the Titans - Mark Ashley talks to Titan Airways, the ad hoc charter airline which is celebrating its 10th birthday by giving its aircraft a new splash of colour. Exclusive air-to-air photography by John Dibbs
Airbusiness - this month's front cover image featuring a Lufthansa Airbus A310 'on finals', intoduces part one of our 'Airbus briefing' review carried on pages 76-83. Falcon Aviation Photographs
Airbus briefing (part 1) - In this first part of a special two-part feature, Eryl Crump provides an overview of Airbus Industrie; its history and its make-up; the family of aircraft in service and its future developments
Fuerza Aerea de Chile - Chris Knott and Tim Spearman visit Chile to compile an 'order of battle' on the nation's air force
The Cats scat - After 27 years of service at RAF Odiham, the Puma HCls of No 27 Squadron have left their Hampshire home for RAF Benson. Aircraft Illustrated experienced the 'good vibrations' of the occasion from the hot seat
Tbe myth of Hermes - Charles Woodley charts the development and downfall of the Handley Page Hermes, an aircraft which never fulfilled its promise
Ups, up and away - Alan J. Wright charts the development of United Parcel Service (UPS), which over its 90-year existence has expanded into one of the world's largest cargo carriers
Wily Coyote - Peter J. Cooper of Falcon Aviation Photography is granted permission to photograph the unique internal set up of the 'world's largest turboprop fighter' (!) and learn of its mission
Incredible Hulk - Graham Robson goes in search of a 'mythical' legend, one of the last surviving Convair B-58 Hustlers
Night School - Phillip Hapka reports on the Tactical Leadership Training (TLT) exercise, held at RAF Leuchars in early February
REGULARS:
Airband - Graham Duke reports on the latest ATC airband radio news
Military Markings - In this 'Military Markings' special Peter R. March reviews the military aircraft that were lost' during 1997
And in AI's new regular Howard Curtis 'surfs' the Internet to bring a monthly round-up of the best aviation sites
Air Register - Alan J. Wright lists lUJtM additions and deletions to the OK civil register
Airmart - AI's reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest aviation products on the market
AIR DISPLAY:
Tattoo artists - Plans for the Royal International Air Tattoo are now taking shape, as Ben Dunnell reports
World Airshow Dates - First and the best - Peter R. March lists the dates for your diary during the 1998 display season
Aerial ballet - An emotional account of what it means to be an acrobatic pilot, as written by top Russian display pilot Nikolay Timofeev
Show-biz - The latest news from the air display circuit, compiled by Mark Ashley
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