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egular Features World News Air Log Commercial News Airport News ATC News Orders and Leases US Military NATO Notes Preservation Archaeology Simulation Games Aviation on YouTube Book Reviews Your Questions Answered US Airlines Airport Movements Register Review San Diego Celebrates The US Navy begins a year of celebrating 100 years of naval aviation with a stunning display at NAS North Island, California, while specially painted aircraft link the past with the present. Back to the Future BAE Asset Management is making a living out of UK commercial aircraft from the recent past and Barry Wheeler reports on a success story quietly managing airframes into a decent income. Bigger defence budget for the US The Editor reports from Washington on the 2012 Pentagon budget with more than a few surprises and yet another increase in defence spending. It includes a start on a B-52 replacement unlike anything proposed before. Daher-Socata It is 100 years since the first Morane-Saulnier aircraft took to the skies and Geoff Jones looks back over a remarkable success story for a company that has changed its name but still comes up with innovative designs. Airbus A320 As Airbus emerges from the economic recession and consolidates its position as the world leader in commercial orders, we look back at the revolutionary A320 and its pioneering design characteristics. Ryana€ s Kamikaze killers A composite propulsion system put Ryana€ s Fireball in the frontline when Japenese Kamikaze attacks threatened US carriers in 1944. But was it too far ahead of its time? Hugh Cowin recounts its place in history. Persistence in the stratosphere A US technology company, founded by the man who built the man-powered aircraft that crossed the English Channel in 1979, has flown a hydrogen powered surveillance aircraft designed to stay aloft for a week a€ is it all pie-in-the-sky? Schwerin Gories and the Fokker DVIII Dubbed the a€~flying razora€ when it appeared in 1918, a replica Fokker DVIII has been built by a German engineer who has his sights on reconstructing the Schwerin test centre. Dominie Departure Peter Foster looks back over the 45 year service life of the Dominie training aircraft as another venerable old workhorse is retired from the RAF. The Cornwall Aviation Company Percival Phillips inspired a generation of young boys to take up flying after the First World War as he travelled the country giving displays and joy rides. Pete London tells us how that came about. Glostera€ s rocket fighter It was never going to be pretty but a jet-powered fighter proposed by Gloster would have put two engines side by side in a bulbous fuselage. Could it have worked? Tony Buttler seeks an answer.
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