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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
egular Features World News Obituaries Air Log Commercial News ATC News Books Orders and Leases Airport News NATO Notes US Military Archaeology Your Questions Answered US Airlines Airport Movements Register Review Combat STAR Peter Foster takes a look at RAF Marhama€ s role in ISAF activities in Afghanistan and the work carried out by the Tactical Imagery Wing. F-35 a€ an end to STOVL? Big questions remain over Americaa€ s most costly defence programme, as the UK pulls away from the F-35B and Congress gets bullish on budgets. RAF Mildenhall a€" six decades of US activity In the concluding part to his review of the history of US activities there, Bob Archer reviews events as the Cold War ended and new conflicts erupted. Airbus A300 This montha€ s Classic Airliner feature turns the spotlight on Europea€ s entry to the global world of commercial aviation with the Airbus A300. The shape of Future Flight Just what will the airliner of the future look like? We take our crystal ball, tinge it with economic and environmental issues and review current work in the futures field. A Veterans Memorial a€" US Style Located at Fort Wortha€ s Meacham airport, three museums celebrate the heritage of flight with some classic military gems on display. Smile Hermann a€" Youa€ re on at the Odeon Barry Wheeler concludes his look at the heroic work of the RAF Film Production Unit during the Second World War. McDonnella€ s Demons Aviation historian Hugh Cowin recalls the turbulent history of the F3H Demon, plagued by a new concept in naval aviation coupled to an untried engine. The Cunliffe-Owen OA-1 A unique and eye-catching design concept appeared at Southampton airport in 1939. Pete London explains what it was and what became of it. Pioneers in a Post-War Revival Liberated from more than four years of Nazi rule, French aircraft designers looked to the jet to reinstate their place in civil aviation, with some bold concepts. Harrier takes a final bow With almost indecent haste, the Ministry of Defence closed the shutters on 50 years of British VSTOL when RAF Cottesmore said goodbye to a classic. Wings of the Luftwaffe The Editor meets former test pilot Eric Brown, holder of the Guinness record for having flown the most aircraft types, and asks him what motivated his desire to fly.
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