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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
he 84-page August issue of Aviation News incorporating Classic Aircraft has articles on: Tanking and Transport: the VC10 Way Paul E Eden reviews the RAF career of the VC10 as the type nears retirement. Vickersa€ Hot Rod The VC10 was loved by pilots and passengers alike, as Bruce Hales-Dutton describes. JetBlue Flying High Jack Carroll examines the meteoric rise of US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways. Short Sunderland a€ the Ocean Sentinel John F Hamlin reviews the career of the famous flying boat that was nicknamed the a€~Flying Porcupinea€ . Operation 2015: Vulcan Life Extension Effort Operation 2015 aims to keep Vulcan XH558 flying to the end of the 2015 airshow season. Paul E Eden details the technical challenges. USAFE Aggressors - Part 1 Doug Gordon tells the story of the 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron, which was based in the UK at the height of the Cold War. Room with a View The hotel we feature in this montha€ s a€~Room with a Viewa€ is one with a roof terrace that is located on the approach to one of the runways at Bangkoka€ s main international airport. Wittmundhafena€ s Phantom Farewell Kees van der Mark reports from Wittmundhafen on the events held to mark the retirement of the Phantom in German Air Force service. Italya€ s Aircrane Firefighters Marco Rossi and Mauro Cini describe the Corpo Forestale dello Statoa€ s S-64F Aircrane firefighting helicopters. Tales from the Logbooka€Ã
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