THE TUPOLEV TU-160 BLACK-JACK - Roy Braybrook studies the Soviet's most advanced strategic bomber, which has gradually emerged from obscurity since 1983 and made its public debut in 1989, and which he describes as "a bigger and better B-1A?"
MORE DEPARTURES THE USAIR WAY - Through a series of mergers and takeovers during the past decade, USAir has emerged as one of the larger US airlines, with a strong domestic network and a growing international operation. Geoffrey Jones visited USAir to prepare this report for AIR International.
THE BEAUTIFUL BLITZ - Although it originated in response to a commercial specification drawn up by Lufthansa, the Heinkel He 70 also saw military service, with the Luftwaffe and the Nationalist forces in Spain, as described in this "Warbird" feature.
SEALAND TO BEAR-FOXTROT...Pushpindar Singh completes, from the December 1990 issue, his comprehensive account of the evolution and current status of Indian Naval aviation, with its intriguing mix of Soviet and Western equipment.
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.
TALKBACK - Readers of AIR International offer comments of general interest.
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR International encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the Potez 23 to Potez 631.
AIRDATA FILE - Technical data, photographs and general arrangement drawings for the Boeing 777, Cessna Citation X, General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas A-12 and Learjet 60.
IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted
FRONT COVER - A Westland Sea King Mk 42B of the Indian Navy, which has acquired 20 of these export equivalents of the Sea King HAS Mk 5 with some more advanced features