Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Berlin - Germany's premier show - The Editor reports from the first major European show to be held in 2000 and concludes that ILA is still fighting to position itself where it is accepted by all the main aerospace companies.
Air Fete returns in style - After a year's gap, the new management team running Mildenhall's Air Fete put on a memorable show.
Britain's Aircraft Industry 2000 - In the lead up to Famborough we look at the current state of the industry and the aircraft the companies are selling.
Farnorough Preview
UXB - Bruce Robertson, in his second feature on unexploded bombs, looks at the even larger problem faced in continental Europe.
Dutch SAR ops - The work of No 303 Sqn and its Agusta-Bell AB.412s based at Leeuwarden AB is reviewed by Mark Taylor.
Sierra Leone ops - A photo-feature on the UK's largest task force since the Falklands War, and the first mission for the Joint Harrier Force.
Lightning - back to the future - As the RAF is about to revert to single-seat interceptors with Eurofighter, Gerry Sweet looks back at that other famous single-seater - the Lightning - on its 40th anniversary of entry into service.
Whitney Straight - Maurice Wickstead begins the story of one of Britain's leading pre-war avation entrepreneurs who mixed the adventure of long-range flying with the establishment of aviation companies.
Fleetlands anniversary - A report from Fleetlands' 60th anniversary open day.
Augsburg Airways update - Assistant Editor Dino Carrara looks at the changing face of German regional airline Augsburg Airways, now part of Team Lufthansa.
UK & Irish Airlines since 1945 - Pt 7 - Maurice Wickstead covers Air UK to Air Ulster.
Nato hardware displayed in Belgrade - The Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum now has some interesting exhibits in the form of capured Nato equipment which took part in Operation Allied Force.
Regulars:
Register Review by Roger Jackson.
Airport Movements by Roger Jackson.
Aviation Archaeology by David Smith.
Air Books
Air Videos by Ray Sanger.
Air News
'New in View' - Cirrus SR20.
Commercial Scene by Keith Crowden.
US Military News by Bob Archer.
Nato & European Notes by Peter Foster.
Production Line
Air Letters
From the Tower
by David Smith.
A/c Stands No 1, Gatwick
Air Intel/July events
FRONT COVER: An important export earner for the UK is the BAE Systems Hawk trainer and light-attack aircraft. Those in the picture form part of a Royal Saudi Air Force acrobatic team and launch AIR Pictorial's biennial review of Britain's main aircraft and engine manufacturers, beginning on page 444.
Air Fete returns in style - After a year's gap, the new management team running Mildenhall's Air Fete put on a memorable show.
Britain's Aircraft Industry 2000 - In the lead up to Famborough we look at the current state of the industry and the aircraft the companies are selling.
Farnorough Preview
UXB - Bruce Robertson, in his second feature on unexploded bombs, looks at the even larger problem faced in continental Europe.
Dutch SAR ops - The work of No 303 Sqn and its Agusta-Bell AB.412s based at Leeuwarden AB is reviewed by Mark Taylor.
Sierra Leone ops - A photo-feature on the UK's largest task force since the Falklands War, and the first mission for the Joint Harrier Force.
Lightning - back to the future - As the RAF is about to revert to single-seat interceptors with Eurofighter, Gerry Sweet looks back at that other famous single-seater - the Lightning - on its 40th anniversary of entry into service.
Whitney Straight - Maurice Wickstead begins the story of one of Britain's leading pre-war avation entrepreneurs who mixed the adventure of long-range flying with the establishment of aviation companies.
Fleetlands anniversary - A report from Fleetlands' 60th anniversary open day.
Augsburg Airways update - Assistant Editor Dino Carrara looks at the changing face of German regional airline Augsburg Airways, now part of Team Lufthansa.
UK & Irish Airlines since 1945 - Pt 7 - Maurice Wickstead covers Air UK to Air Ulster.
Nato hardware displayed in Belgrade - The Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum now has some interesting exhibits in the form of capured Nato equipment which took part in Operation Allied Force.
Regulars:
Register Review by Roger Jackson.
Airport Movements by Roger Jackson.
Aviation Archaeology by David Smith.
Air Books
Air Videos by Ray Sanger.
Air News
'New in View' - Cirrus SR20.
Commercial Scene by Keith Crowden.
US Military News by Bob Archer.
Nato & European Notes by Peter Foster.
Production Line
Air Letters
From the Tower
by David Smith.
A/c Stands No 1, Gatwick
Air Intel/July events
FRONT COVER: An important export earner for the UK is the BAE Systems Hawk trainer and light-attack aircraft. Those in the picture form part of a Royal Saudi Air Force acrobatic team and launch AIR Pictorial's biennial review of Britain's main aircraft and engine manufacturers, beginning on page 444.
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