Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Military Aviation:
Survival of the Fittest - In part one of a two-part article, Roy Braybrook looks at the development and entry into RAF service of the British Aerospace Hawk.
Wings over the Balkans - Mauro Finati and Paolo Rollino report on the formation and current order of battle of the Croatian Air Force.
Mikoyan's MFI Enigma - Following its ofttcial public unveiling, Piotr Butowski analyses the Mikoyan MFI/1.44 as it prepares to make its first flight.
Commercial Aviation:
Low-Cost Low-Down - Geoff Jones investigates whether increasingly competitive fares and the growing number of low-cost airlines are really as beneficial for passengers as the airlines would have us believe.
The Balkan Boom - Rebuilding civil aviation in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Mark Attrill reports from Sarajevo on how the country's commercial aviation sector is slowly but surely recovering from five years of conflict and neglect caused by the devastation of a violent civil war.
Technology:
More than Meets the Eye....From the beginning of aviation, paint has played an important part in aircraft construction, as well as in its everyday use. As Brian Walters point exit- that cannot be said of many other elements in a modern airframe, with wood and fabric construction having given way to aluminium alloys and composites.
Design Profile:
Helibus en route - Following the recent successful first flight of the Sikorsky S-92 Helibus. Frank Colucci takes an analytical look at the type.
Classics Compared:
Classics Compared Hawker Hunter and Eurofighter Typhoon - In the first of an occasional series comparing aircraft of the 1950s and 1960s with their current counterparts, Jon Lake considers a pair of fighters - one with a proven and distinguished track record and the other still to enter service.
Regular Features:
Airscene Headlines - Dave Allport reports on Embraer's plans to launch its new ERJ- 170/190 series of regional jets, first flights of the Tupolev Tu-334 and CASA C-295, plus Boeing's redesign of its JSF concept.
Airscene - Military, commercial and aerospace industry news from around the world, compiled by Dave Allport.
Jet Airliner A to Z - Continuing the AIR International encyclopaedia of the world's jet airliners, compiled by Bill Gunston, Jon Lake and Gordon Swanborough.
In Print - Reviews of some recent books received.
Talkback - Readers' letters and photographs of general interest.
Survival of the Fittest - In part one of a two-part article, Roy Braybrook looks at the development and entry into RAF service of the British Aerospace Hawk.
Wings over the Balkans - Mauro Finati and Paolo Rollino report on the formation and current order of battle of the Croatian Air Force.
Mikoyan's MFI Enigma - Following its ofttcial public unveiling, Piotr Butowski analyses the Mikoyan MFI/1.44 as it prepares to make its first flight.
Commercial Aviation:
Low-Cost Low-Down - Geoff Jones investigates whether increasingly competitive fares and the growing number of low-cost airlines are really as beneficial for passengers as the airlines would have us believe.
The Balkan Boom - Rebuilding civil aviation in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Mark Attrill reports from Sarajevo on how the country's commercial aviation sector is slowly but surely recovering from five years of conflict and neglect caused by the devastation of a violent civil war.
Technology:
More than Meets the Eye....From the beginning of aviation, paint has played an important part in aircraft construction, as well as in its everyday use. As Brian Walters point exit- that cannot be said of many other elements in a modern airframe, with wood and fabric construction having given way to aluminium alloys and composites.
Design Profile:
Helibus en route - Following the recent successful first flight of the Sikorsky S-92 Helibus. Frank Colucci takes an analytical look at the type.
Classics Compared:
Classics Compared Hawker Hunter and Eurofighter Typhoon - In the first of an occasional series comparing aircraft of the 1950s and 1960s with their current counterparts, Jon Lake considers a pair of fighters - one with a proven and distinguished track record and the other still to enter service.
Regular Features:
Airscene Headlines - Dave Allport reports on Embraer's plans to launch its new ERJ- 170/190 series of regional jets, first flights of the Tupolev Tu-334 and CASA C-295, plus Boeing's redesign of its JSF concept.
Airscene - Military, commercial and aerospace industry news from around the world, compiled by Dave Allport.
Jet Airliner A to Z - Continuing the AIR International encyclopaedia of the world's jet airliners, compiled by Bill Gunston, Jon Lake and Gordon Swanborough.
In Print - Reviews of some recent books received.
Talkback - Readers' letters and photographs of general interest.
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