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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
AIR DISPLAY:
Gooney Gathering - Graham Robson meets and greets the stars of a recent DC-3 get-together held at Malmo, Sweden
Show-biz - The latest news from the air display circuit, compiled by Mark Ashley
Airshow Reports - AI's team of roving reporters give their verdict on the best of last month's air events
UK and International calendars - The remainder of this year's air events, listed by Peter R. March
Season's End - That was the season that was. Ben Dimnell looks back at the sights and sounds of the 1997 airshow season
FEATURES:
Not Just An llyushin! - (Ouch). Adrian Balch's dreams came true this August. Still agog at the sight of two II-14s and the world's only airworthy Lisunov Li-2 in action over the Moscow Air Show at Zhukovsky, he could hardly believe his luck when the next day he found himself airborne with the very same aircraft
AEW 'in the bag' - Andy Evans got more than he bargained for during a recent trip with 849 NAS to look at the Royal Navy's Sea King Airborne Early Warning capabilities *".
Test Center Treasures - Ahead of the last USAF 50th anniversary airshow of the season, Graham Robson visits Edwards AFB's museum in waiting
Bloom and Bust - Charles Woodley traces the rise and fall of the pastel-coloured British carrier and its rather staid-by-comparison predecessor, Autair International Airways
Black Track - Frank B. Mormillo reports on the training of a new Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird crew for mission-ready status ? the first time this has occurred since 1988
Death of a Comet - Peter J. Cooper witnesses the sad demise of Comet 4, XV814
London Bridge - London City is 10! Sittin' on the dock of the bay, Alan J. Wright mulls over a decade of operations at London's youngest airport
Mojave Reservation - Peter Cooper walks among the wrecks of once proud civilian airliners, now left to sweat it out in the heat of the Californian desert
Take Two - On the eve of the Harrier TlO's third year of RAF service, Denis J. Calvert takes high tea with.No 20 Squadron to discuss the aircraft's progress
REGULARS:
Air Band - Graham Duke reports on the latest ATC/airband radio news
Military Markings - Peter R. March runs through the latest UK military serial changes
Civil Register - Alan J. Wright lists recent additions and deletions to the UK civil register
Airman! - AI's reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest books, videos, prints and model kits
COVER STORY - We've all heard of 'palletised' cargo, but this Boeing 747 is taking things to the extreme! This month's cover, taken by Graham Robson, introduces a 'wreck theme' to the issue: Main features include 'Mojave Reservation' (p30) and the 'Death of a Comet (p92), while the news pages contain a Tornado mishap (p20), Tucano collision (p20) and scrapyard Lightnings (p88).
Airnews - This month's headline stories
Civil Scene - Airline and airliner news, compiled by Alan J. Wright
Airpower - National and international military aviation news, compiled by John Fricker
Raptor Velocity - Jon Lake details the first flight of the F-22 Raptor, the USAF's next generation fighter
Airview - Preservation news, compiled by Peter R. March
Gooney Gathering - Graham Robson meets and greets the stars of a recent DC-3 get-together held at Malmo, Sweden
Show-biz - The latest news from the air display circuit, compiled by Mark Ashley
Airshow Reports - AI's team of roving reporters give their verdict on the best of last month's air events
UK and International calendars - The remainder of this year's air events, listed by Peter R. March
Season's End - That was the season that was. Ben Dimnell looks back at the sights and sounds of the 1997 airshow season
FEATURES:
Not Just An llyushin! - (Ouch). Adrian Balch's dreams came true this August. Still agog at the sight of two II-14s and the world's only airworthy Lisunov Li-2 in action over the Moscow Air Show at Zhukovsky, he could hardly believe his luck when the next day he found himself airborne with the very same aircraft
AEW 'in the bag' - Andy Evans got more than he bargained for during a recent trip with 849 NAS to look at the Royal Navy's Sea King Airborne Early Warning capabilities *".
Test Center Treasures - Ahead of the last USAF 50th anniversary airshow of the season, Graham Robson visits Edwards AFB's museum in waiting
Bloom and Bust - Charles Woodley traces the rise and fall of the pastel-coloured British carrier and its rather staid-by-comparison predecessor, Autair International Airways
Black Track - Frank B. Mormillo reports on the training of a new Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird crew for mission-ready status ? the first time this has occurred since 1988
Death of a Comet - Peter J. Cooper witnesses the sad demise of Comet 4, XV814
London Bridge - London City is 10! Sittin' on the dock of the bay, Alan J. Wright mulls over a decade of operations at London's youngest airport
Mojave Reservation - Peter Cooper walks among the wrecks of once proud civilian airliners, now left to sweat it out in the heat of the Californian desert
Take Two - On the eve of the Harrier TlO's third year of RAF service, Denis J. Calvert takes high tea with.No 20 Squadron to discuss the aircraft's progress
REGULARS:
Air Band - Graham Duke reports on the latest ATC/airband radio news
Military Markings - Peter R. March runs through the latest UK military serial changes
Civil Register - Alan J. Wright lists recent additions and deletions to the UK civil register
Airman! - AI's reviewers cast a critical eye over the latest books, videos, prints and model kits
COVER STORY - We've all heard of 'palletised' cargo, but this Boeing 747 is taking things to the extreme! This month's cover, taken by Graham Robson, introduces a 'wreck theme' to the issue: Main features include 'Mojave Reservation' (p30) and the 'Death of a Comet (p92), while the news pages contain a Tornado mishap (p20), Tucano collision (p20) and scrapyard Lightnings (p88).
Airnews - This month's headline stories
Civil Scene - Airline and airliner news, compiled by Alan J. Wright
Airpower - National and international military aviation news, compiled by John Fricker
Raptor Velocity - Jon Lake details the first flight of the F-22 Raptor, the USAF's next generation fighter
Airview - Preservation news, compiled by Peter R. March
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