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AIRFORCES MONTHLY
June issue on sale 15th May
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In this issue:
FRADU – Serving The Fleet
Gerard Boymans flies with FRADU to see how the unit’s Hawks and Falcon 20s are used to keep the Royal Navy’s crews combat-ready.
German Phantoms – Still Going Strong
Dirk Jan de Ridder visits Wittmund AB in northern Germany, the home of JG71, which continues to fly the veteran F-4F.
Snipers
The F-5N Tiger II carries out a superb aggressor role. Ted Carlson visits VMFT-401 at MCAS Yuma in Arizona to find out more.
Force Report: Korean Cool
The days when the ROKAF acquired ‘hand-me-down’ aircraft are now firmly in the past, as Peter Foster reports.
Burka Tigers
David Cenciotti looks at the Italian Air Force Bell 212ICOs operations in Afghanistan.
Running On Empty!
Stefan Büttner surveys the history and current status of Russia’s airborne tanker fleet.
California Exchange
Derek Bower charts one pilot’s experience of the RAF-US Air Force exchange-posting programme.
British UAVs In The Fight
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles operated by British personnel in the United States are fighting the war in Afghanistan. Tim Ripley reports.
An Iron Triad and More
Jon Lake provides an overview of the current US airborne systems used to collate battle space intelligence.
Firehawk
Ted Carlson flew with the California Army National Guard, and gives an insight into fire-fighting with a specially-equipped UH-60 Firehawk.
Black Sea Exotics
The Odesa Aircraft Repair State Enterprise continues a quest for new work – as Holger Müller and Alexander Golz discovered.
Attrition
AFM’s Dave Allport covers the world’s recent aviation crashes and more…
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AIR International
May issue on sale now.
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*Only available with a 2 yr subscription.
In this issue:
BRITISH F-4 PHANTOMS
In the first of a series on ‘Cold War Warriors’, David Hobbs looks back at this outstanding fighter in UK service.
F-117A NIGHTHAWK – END OF A LEGEND
Lockheed’s F-117A changed the face of air warfare. As Dr Carlo Kopp explains, its stealth characteristics enabled the aircraft to penetrate hostile air defence systems unaided.
OPERATION FENIX: COLOMBIAN AIRSTRIKE AT DAWN
Colombian forces recently launched an operation to kill a senior leader of the rebel group FARC. Taking place in Ecuadorian territory, it sparked a major international incident. Iñigo Guevara reports on the recent tensions between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
AIRCRAFT OF THE RAF – Part 2
VICKERS VC10
Dave Willis profiles the long-serving Vickers VC10.
AIR INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2008
The winning photographs from this year’s competition.
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Your invitation to Farnborough International Airshow’s 60th celebrations
Held from 14th – 20th July 2008, the 46th biennial Farnborough International Airshow is one of the world’s largest aerospace airshows and exhibitions. This year, the airshow celebrates two landmarks in aviation history, the 100th year of powered flight in Britain together with its own 60th anniversary.
The flying displays* scheduled are being finalised and will be available nearer the time of the event but displays booked† so far include: The Red Arrows, The Aerostars, The Blades, The Avro Vulcan, Supermarine Seafire, Hawker Sea Fury, Fairey, Swordfish, Hawker Sea Hawk, GAP Kestrel JP100 and an assortment of classic aircraft types that first flew in the 1948 Airshow.
To buy your ticket now click here
*Subject to change
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NEW
The Trent 900 Engine
Rolls-Royce: Powering the Whispering Giant – The Trent 900 Engine
The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines power the world’s largest airliner, the Airbus A380.
In February 2001, Rolls-Royce announced the launch of one of the most ambitious engineering programmes in the company’s Civil Aerospace history – to develop the Trent 900 engine to power the Airbus A380, a new and exciting aircraft which would become the largest civil airliner ever built.
The Trent 900 is the 4th member of the Trent family, and holds pride of place as the largest jet engine ever produced by Rolls-Royce. ‘Powering the Whispering Giant’ plots the Trent 900 journey in photographs from concept to design, development, testing, first flight on the A340 flying test bed, flight test on the A380, Route Proving, Service Readiness and Entry into Service in October 2007.
This colourful publication combines the best images from throughout the programme, with descriptions of each major step along the way, to offer the reader a unique insight into one of the most public and most exciting new jet engine programmes ever undertaken.
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LAST FEW REMAINING! Royal Air Force Celebrating 90 years – Official Souvenir Issue
The story of the RAF as never told before
The Aircraft – The Pilots – The Valour
Created by a world renowned team of aviation writers, this beautiful 132 page official souvenir publication details the story of the RAF from its inception to the present day.
Special features include:
– Squadron directory as on April 1, 1918
– Typhoon bombing operations in World War Two
– Flying Valiant V-bombers in the Cold War
– Harriers in the Falklands
– Jaguars in the Gulf War
– Order of Battle 2008
– Tomorrow’s world, the RAF in 2018
Reserve your copy now, on sale 21 February 2008
Price: £4.99
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This publication details the wide range of equipment that is used by today’s Royal Air Force and introduces the platforms and systems of the future. The Royal Air Force’s new equipment programme is the most exciting it has ever had and it will ensure that the Service can dominate the battlespace across land, sea and air.
Detailed information is provided on every type of aircraft and its weapon systems in service with the Royal Air Force around the world. Full specifications of all aircraft and weapons are accompanied by extensive colour illustrations.
Categories include Air Combat, Combat Support, Support Helicopters, Training, air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons and modern, cutting-edge reconnaissance and targeting systems. Also included are the weapons employed by the RAF Regiment in their Force Protection role.
The book is a complete reference work showing the agile, adaptable and capable aspects of the Royal Air Force and its equipment in its expeditionary warfare role.
Price: £9.99
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