TRAINING MATURITY - Roy Braybrook provides an update on the Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet, which has now reached maturity in the French and German Air Forces and has been further developed for Egypt.
THE AYATOLLAHS' AIR FORCE - An exclusive account of the present status of the Iranian air arm ? at one time the largest and best-equipped in its region and still a force to be reckoned with, although beset by problems.
SPAIN'S ROTARY SOLDIERS - The Spanish Army has taken the helicopter to its heart, and has assembled a comprehensive fleet of types ranging from the Bell 47 to the Boeing Vertol Chmook. Jose Luis Gonzalez Serrano reports from Madrid.
THE "WOODEN WONDER" GOES ABOARD - Capt Eric Brown continues his series on Naval aircraft of the "forties with an account of the development of the Sea Mosquito and his first deck landings in a twin-engined aircraft.
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.
HENRICH FOCKE'S SINGULAR KITE - Concluding our account of the Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache.
MODEL ENTHUSIAST - Modelling comments, the latest kits reviewed and colour profiles on the MiG-3.
TALKBACK - Readers of AIR international offer comments of general interest.
PLANE FACTS - Answers to readers'enquiries from AIR international files: Breguet 470 Fulgur, Breda 201 Picchiatello and Lazarov DAR-10.
IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted
FIGHTER A TO Z - Continuing the AIR international encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the Letov S 3 to S 20.

FRONT COVER - Canadair's Challenger 601 demonstrator (the first production aircraft, c/n 3001), which completed a 26-day tour on 7 February after visiting Singapore, New Delhi, Jakarta, Australia and Japan.