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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
irnews Military Markings - Peter R. March provides an update of the UK military aircraft listings Civil Scene - All the news and views on the UK civil aviation scene by Alan J. Wright Air Register - Alan J. Wright's monthly update of the UK civil register Dhahran Diary - With the continued build-up of forces in the Gulf, Paul Jackson reports from Dhahran, the 'busiest' airport in Saudi Arabia and home of the 'Desert Eagles'. Additional photography by Sqn Ldr Tony Paxton 'Fulcrums' for NATO - Jon Lake visits East Germany and describes the integration of the MiG-29 'Fulcrum' into Luftwaffe service Testing Times - A report from North America by Shahe Ouzounian on two Boeing 720Bs that are going through 'Testing Times' 2x2 on the'Ark' - Denis J. Calvert/Inter Air Press describes the first sea trials of the Sea Harrier FRS2 aboard the 'Ark Royal' Going Dutch with Transavia - Civil aviation correspondent, Alan J. Wright visits Amsterdam to report on Transavia's airline operations Merlin Magic - Brian Strickland writes on the first landing of the EH101 Merlin on a British warship. Photographs by Peter R. March Kai Tak Colours - A photographic report by Lance Cole on Hong Kong's busiest airport Airkits - James Goulding reviews models of the new FW190 and BAe Hawk T-IA Airscan - Paul Humphreys takes a personal view of the current aviation scene G'day Qantas - Francois Prins concludes his look at this international carrier tracing its development in postwar years Airbooks - The latest aviation titles to appear in the bookshops are reviewed by Zoe Schofield Airview - News and views on the UK preservation and airshow scene compiled by Peter R. March Cover, overall: Dhahran diary a€ this month's front cover previews our coverage of the Gutf crisis which Is carried on pages 69-73 and concentrates on a day-in-the-life of Dhahran air base. This shot, a typical day-to-day scene, features American troops preparing to board an anonymously-marked Blackhawk helicopter which had probably been reassembled during the previous few days after arriving on a C-5 Galaxy from the USA. Cover, inset: This fine air-to-air study by Sqn Ldr Tony Paxton depicts RAF Jaguars returning to Bahrain after a mission flying against Tornado CAP. The overwing missile station is well illustrated with a Sidewinder acquisition round carried on the starboard wing.
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