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AIRSCENE - The monthly round-up of news and background to the news, presented under section headings for Military Affairs, Aircraft and Industry, Civil Affairs and new Civil Aircraft Contracts. IN PRINT - New aviation literature noted. COBRAS, BULLDOGS AND BLACKJACKS - A photo-report by Rob Shaw on the jet fighter force of the Philippine Air Force. TALKBACK - Readers of AIR international offer comments of general interest. MODEL ENTHUSIAST Modelling comments, the latest kits reviewed and a selection of colour profiles of the Martin 139. JET HERITAGE A report in our "Veteran and Vintage" section on a new collection of British jet aircraft at Bournemouth. FIGHTER A TO Z Continuing the AIR international encyclopaedia of the world's fighter aircraft, from the North American P-51 H Mustang to the North American F-86A Sabre. AIRDATA FILE - Technical data, photographs and general arrangement drawings for the Melbourne Aircraft CorpMamba, MBB BO 108,ASIJetCruzer, McDonnell Douglas MD 520N and Snow Aviation SA-210TA. OSPREY: TILTING AT CONVENTION - The Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey, now at the start of its flight test programme, breaks with convention to achieve V/STOL characteristics through tilting rotors. Our description is accompanied by a detailed cutaway drawing. THE CURIOUS SAGA OF THE HE - Part One of a "Warbird" account of the Heinkel fighter that became the subject of a remarkable disinformation campaign and achieved greater fame than its operational prowess ever merited. THE SHACKLETON: 40 YEARS ON - Chris Ashworth provides an appreciation of the Avro/Hawker Siddeley/British Aerospace Shackleton and its service to the Royal Air Force, for more than half the lifetime of the service itself. A CZECH COMMUTER DEBUTS - The LET 610 has entered flight test as a "big brother" to the L 410. As this account reports, the 40-seat L 610 promises to find a ready market in the Soviet Union, where the L 410 already serves in considerable numbers. FRONT COVER - An Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia in the livery of a Continental Express operator in the US. Sales of the Brazilian commuter now total 214, with 152 on option.
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