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World News Commercial news by Keith Crowden Airports by Keith Crowden Orders and leases NATO Notes by Peter Foster US Military by Bob Archer ATC News by David Smith DVD Review Simulation games by Stevin Marshall Your Questions Answered Kits and Collectables Conservation Airport movements by Adrian Thompson Register review by Stuart McDiarmid Lightning Force The F-35B makes its first vertical descent from the hover as Lockheed Martin ramps up flight tests in efforts to offset concerns over development. A View from the Hill A new series looking at the political activity in Washington DC, reporting on events from Capitol Hill and the White House that affect the UK and Europe. 20 Squadron bows out Another historic squadron is disbanded as the RAF continues to downsize under pressure from a cash-strapped government. Dornier Museum Luigi Vallero takes us on a tour of one of Germanya€ s most aesthetic museums, close to the beautiful Lake Constance, to see a memorial to Dorniera€ s inventiveness. Douglas DC-9 In the sixteenth of Classic Airliners, we look at the early DC-9 family, series 10-50, and assess the aircrafta€ s impact on early short and medium haul demand. Edinburgh International In a continuing series, Geoff Jones takes a trip to Edinburgh to see the state of play at the UKa€ s seventh busiest airport and examines its prospects. On the wings of the Gannet Out on the Faroe Islands in the northern waters off Scotland, Atlantic Airways shows that not only birds can fly safe from hostile places, as Luigi Vallero discovered. New Brooms Ian Harding leads a team of dedicated enthusiasts to check out Spaina€ s Navy Air Wing based at Rota in the final part to his series. US Airlines Maurice Wickstead picks up the thread with some old stalwarts and some not so familiar names as he records more US carriers old and new. First flight for VSS Enterprise Renowned aerospace company Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic begin flight trials with the VSS Enterprise, destined to carry wings into space for the ultimate tourist ride. The Dornier Seastar Rod Simpson samples the innovative Dornier Seastar and finds a beautifully crafted seaplane with a lot going for it.
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