Aviation News – January issue – OUT NOW!

THIS ISSUE FEATURES:

PROPLINER SPECIAL
Strato-cruising in Luxury
BOAC first introduced the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser in December 1949. David Ransted looks back at the cocktail-and-canape glory days of the ‘flying hotel’.

Viscounts – KLM’s First Turboprops
Bob O’Brien tells the story of the Vickers Viscounts that served with KLM.

Breitling Super Connie
Europe’s only airworthy Lockheed Constellation looks poised to remain a firm fixture at events for many years to come. Bruce Hales-Dutton speaks to the team responsible for keeping this elegant airliner aloft.

PBA – The New England Airline that Loved the Dakota
Barry Lloyd details the lengthy career of the DC-3 with US carrier Provincetown-Boston Airline.

TSR2: The Greatest Aircraft the RAF Never Flew?
The BAC TSR2 still has the power to divide opinion. Was it rightly cancelled or a missed opportunity? Dr Kevin Wright weighs up the arguments.

American Airlines – Returning to Success
Bruce Hales-Dutton explains how American Airlines battled from bankruptcy to success.

Mil Mi-26 – Russian Giant
The Mil Mi-26 is the world’s largest helicopter. It can work in the icy wastes of Siberia, the heat of Africa, and is on duty around the world. Alexander Mladenov reports.

Eurofighter Typhoon – Country-by-Country Analysis
Six nations operate the Eurofighter Typhoon and another two have placed orders. Meanwhile, sales campaigns are running in many more, as Jon Lake explains.

AND MUCH MORE!

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