AIRSCENE - Military, commercial and industry news from around the world with the main stories highlighted on the opening page.
RAFALE M - DASSAULT’S SQUALL AT SEA - John Fricker looks at the naval variant of this new multi-role fighter which is destined to enter service with the Aeronavale to replace the ageing carrier-based Crusaders.
258 RAISING THE CURTAIN AT ALTENBERG Austin Brown provides a photo report on the rather subdued open day at Altenberg where the flying display had to be abandoned due to opposition from local residents.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: AN INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION - Dave Allport visits an aviation industry which is succesfully fighting its way into new markets after losing its major customer -the Soviet Union.
NASA’s QUIET SIDE - The first of a three part examination by Nigel MacKnight of some of the less well-known aircraft programmes undertaken by America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration, beginning this month with the QSRA research aircraft developed from the DHC-5 Buffalo.
TALKBACK - A selection of reader's letters prompted by subjects appearing in previous issues of the magazine.
KLM CITYHOPPER - AN EXPANDING DUTCH DOMESTIC - Bart van de Klaauw reviews the fortunes of this successful regional airline subsidiary of KLM which began operations in 1966.
NOT ALL BLACK FOR THE WINGED KIWIS - Matthew Wright reviews the history and present status of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
FOCKE-WULF’S ‘DIENSTPFERD’ - Dr Alfred Price provides the first of a two part article on the development and early history of the famous Focke-Wulf FW 190.
FIGHTER A TO Z - This month the series covers the early Saabs, including the J 21, J 29 Tunnan or 'Flying Barrel’ and the J 35 Draken.
FLYING COLOURS - Sukhoi’s Su-25 Frogfoot close support aircraft is the subject of this month’s colour artwork by Pete West.
AVIATION HERITAGE IN SANTIAGO - The new Chilean National Aeronautical Museum on the edge of Los Cerrillos airport is the subject of the Veteran & Vintage section this month.
AIR DATA FILE - Another in this occasional series on new projects covers details of the NewCal DHC-4T Turbine Caribou conversion, Fokker 70 airliner, Mil Mi-38 helicopter and Yakovlev UTS trainer.
IN PRINT - Recent books reviewed.
FRONT COVER - Ed Heinemann's ‘Bantam Bomber’ in classic pose - a Royal New Zealand Air Force McDonnell Douglas A-4K Skyhawk in a near vertical climb. An article on the RNZAF appears on page 249.