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nternational News Commercial News by Keith Crowden Airports by Keith Crowden Orders and Leases by Michael Stroud Airliner Deliveries Your Questions Answered ATC News by David Smith Military News a€ by Bob Archer and Peter Foster Airlines of the USA since 1914 pt 5- by Maurice Wickstead Aviation History - Archaeology by David Smith Aviation History a€" Preservation DVDs and Videos Book Reviews Register review by Stuart McDiarmid Airport movements by Adrian Thompson Falklands commemoration 25 years on from the conflict that liberated a British protectorate, we review preparations for remembrance in June. A Capital Flight Barry Wheeler takes the big one to Washington DC and tells us what it was like to fly as a passenger on the Airbus A380 A Baltic Saga In Part 1 in the story of the birth of Baltic aviation, Jim Walg describes the early years of Lithuaniaa€ s nascent air force, circa 1919. Avalon at a crossroads? As Australia celebrates its love affair with the aeroplane, Bob Millichap asks whether we will see its like for many more years. Fighting Helicopter In Part 4 of our continuing series, the editor describes the birth of the helicopter gunship and its debut in South Vietnam. Gripen flex muscle at Reims Sweden mixes it with an international team involving France and Germany and comes out an impressive equal, as Joris van Boven describes. Piper X-planes Not so much the ugly ducklings, more the failed ideas, as Piper historian Roger Peperell explains the experimentals. The Royal Aircraft Factory Gerry Sweet starts our new series a€~The RAF at 90a€ with the first part in his story of Farnborougha€ s government workshop. The Falklands remembered Falklands veteran, combat pilot, police helicopter pilot and artist Dean Regan reflects on what the conflict meant to him a€" and donates two limited edition prints for our competition. Engineers Notebook Once again the editor gets down on his knees a€" this time to unravel the early days of varied German engine designs. Westland Wyvern In our Fifties Front-line series, Barry Wheeler describes the turbine-powered Wyvern and its vicissitudes.
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