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Global Aviation Magazine - Previews

APR202012
GAM Previews: Issue 7 - May 2012 With the latest edition of Global Aviation Magazine now live, let’s take a look at what’s inside…..
APR032012
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MAR072012
GAM Previews: WIWOL - When I Was On Lightnings Part 2 In this, the second part of his feature on the English Electric Lightning, Gareth Stringer asked Jon Fynes about squadron life and his season displaying the aircraft in 1987 as the last Royal Air Force pilot to do so.
MAR072012
GAM Previews: Aviation Profiles - Paul Bonhomme Since obtaining his Private Pilot’s Licence at the age of 18, Paul Bonhomme has experienced the type of enviable career diversity most aviators can only dream of. With aircraft of a superbly diverse range filling his logbook – from Robinson R22 to Boeing 747 by way of everything from the ultra high performance Sbach 300 to the ubiquitous Supermarine Spitfire – Paul’s life in aviation has certainly been nothing if not varied. Elliott Marsh sat down with Paul to find out where it all began and more.
MAR072012
GAM Previews: The Last USN F-14 Tomcat Display On September 25th 2005 at approximately 2:52pm, one of the most iconic and popular fast jet displays on the United States airshow circuit came to an end. Carrying the star spangled banner and taxying in in front of an appreciative audience, the stunning retro-schemed F-14D Tomcat, coded AD-160 of VF-101 ‘Grim Reapers’ and flown by Lieutenants Jack ‘Rocco’ Tangredi and Joseph ‘Smokin’ Joe Ruzicka, had given the crowd at the 2005 NAS Oceana Airshow their last ever public Tomcat display. It was a moment tinged with great sadness and yet celebration of a superb service career with the United States Navy. Global Aviation Magazine’s Glenn Beasley was there.
MAR072012
GAM Previews: Royal Singapore Air Force Museum The Asian city-state of Singapore has one of the most prosperous economies in Asia and indeed the world. Its armed forces operate some of the most advanced equipment available and are considered to be the best-equipped in the region. The Republic of Singapore Air Force maintains a small but very interesting museum at Paya Lebar Airbase, which traces the history of the air arm from independence to its current potent incarnation. Paul Dunn pays a visit for Global Aviation Magazine.
MAR072012
GAM Previews: Eclipse Aerospace In 2008, Eclipse Aviation entered bankruptcy protection and the fleet of aircraft that had already been built looked like they might become orphans. However, a group of interested owners grouped together to form Eclipse Aerospace. Rob Edgcumbe reports for GAM on their efforts to support the existing aircraft and produce new aircraft.
MAR072012
GAM Previews: Brooks Fuel - A Retrospective The name Roger Brooks is synonymous with the spirit of true outback flying in harsh conditions with old propliners. Roger is, of course, the founder of Brooks Air Fuel based in Fairbanks, Alaska. When Paul Filmer sat down with him to chat about the operation, little did he realise that this would end up becoming a retrospective piece.
MAR072012
GAM Previews: Mildenhall's C-135s - Then and Now RAF Mildenhall’s association with Boeing’s venerable ‘135 is a long one, spanning some five decades, and here Bob Archer takes a look back at some of the aircraft that have been found at the Suffolk airfield through the years. All images Bob Archer or The Bob Archer Collection.
FEB012012
GAM Previews: USS George H.W. Bush Following on from GAR’s visit to “The Bush” on its Liberty port visit to Portsmouth, UK, we were privileged to accept an invitation to join the carrier at sea. Paul Dopson reports from the United States Navy’s 6th Fleet area of operations, somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea.
FEB012012
GAM Previews: WIWOL - When I Was On Lightings The English Electric Lightning. A true classic from the Cold War, a supersonic interceptor that remained in Royal Air Force service from 1959 until 1988 and is still remembered fondly by all those who saw it. But what was the aircraft like to fly? Gareth Stringer travelled to the RAF Museum at Cosford to meet someone who would be able to tell him exactly that.
FEB012012
GAM Previews: 25 Years of the Airbus A320 It is now 25 years since the Airbus A320 made its maiden flight. Since then, the aircraft has proved a remarkable success for Airbus and continues to sell in large numbers. Paul Dunn takes a look at the history of this revolutionary airliner.
FEB012012
GAM Previews: The China Aviation Museum - Datangshan There really is no other museum collection quite like the China Aviation Museum at Datangshan. The museum is enormous, with lots of aircraft on display, including some unique types which are not to be seen anywhere else. Paul Dunn reports for GAM.
FEB012012
GAM Previews: Aviation Profiles - Clay Lacy There are many legendary names in the aviation business but one that will always be high on the list is Clay Lacy. Rob Edgcumbe sat down with him for GAM to learn about his many exploits in aviation and the business he continues to run.
FEB012012
GAM Previews: USAF Piston-Power With an archive full of stunning imagery from a different time, Lindsay Peacock once again delves right into it as this time he celebrates USAF Piston-Power.
FEB012012
GAM Previews: Up, Up and Away! Searching for good weather for some training flights and taking part in the first UK balloon meet of the year, Paul Dopson reports on all things ballooning.
JAN042012
GAM Previews: Sydney Kingsford-Smith International Airport Handling around 35 million passengers each year, Sydney Airport is the busiest airport in Australia and the major international gateway for visitors to the country. Paul Dunn takes a look at some of the operators that can be found at this important airport.
JAN042012
GAM Previews: The Sbach 300 Paul Fiddian, a self-confessed lover of all things aerobatic, explores the development of the latest big name player to have emerged on the scene and talks to the aircraft’s designer Philipp Steinbach in the process.
JAN042012
GAM Previews: The Lockheed S-3 Viking at 40 January 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the Lockheed S-3 Viking. Originally conceived as a carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, in later years it assumed several other specialised roles and had a surprisingly long service career; even today the Viking remains in service, albeit in very small numbers. Paul Dunn finds out more.
JAN042012
GAM Previews: Learning to Fly in the UK Getting airborne and earning your own pilot's licence might not actually be as difficult as you think. Gareth Stringer visited his local flying club to talk to an instructor and find out more.
JAN042012
GAM Previews: Fleet Air Arm Museum Yeovilton The Fleet Air Arm Museum houses Europe’s largest collection of naval aircraft. Located at RNAS Yeovilton, the spiritual home of the Fleet Air Arm, the collection features more than 90 aircraft divided between the core museum and its reserve collection. Shaun Schofield pays a visit to his local for GAM.
JAN042012
GAM Previews: High-Altitude ARNG Training Site - HAATS Paul Filmer, a Colorado resident, travels into the mountains near the popular ski resort of Vail to find out about the Army National Guard’s training camp designed to teach rotary wing pilots the secrets of operating at high altitudes and in difficult surroundings. This is HAATS - High-Altitude ARNG Aviation Training Site.
JAN042012
GAM Previews: The 100th ARW and Operation Unified Protector Between March 16 and October 31 2011, the United States Air Force’s 100th Air Refueling Wing from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, UK, provided KC-135 tanker support for Operation Unified Protector - the name given to a NATO operation enforcing UN Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973, which authorised the use of all necessary means to protect those civilians in Libya under the threat of attack from Colonel Gaddafi’s forces. Glenn Beasley was given the chance to join them.
DEC072011
GAM Previews: Biofuels Examined While aviation plays an indispensible part in facilitating global business and tourism, moving more than 2.4 billion passengers annually and generating 33 million jobs, the industry is now well-aware of its impact on climate change. Gareth Stringer takes a look at the use of biofuels in reducing this impact and moving aviation of all kinds towards a position of carbon-neutral growth.
DEC072011
GAM Previews: The 250th Presidential Airlift Wing, Philippine Air Force There may not be a large number of military or government aircraft based at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila but what is there is pretty interesting. Following on from his article on the airport’s civilian operators for Global Aviation Resource, Paul Filmer reports from the Philippines on the other Ninoy Aquino residents.
DEC072011
GAM Previews: A Trip Down Memory Lane - Bill Ramsey on Sqn Ldr Ken 'Jacko' Jackson In the second instalment of our Trip Down Memory Lane column, we are delighted to hear from Royal Air Force QFI and Vulcan display pilot Bill Ramsey as he looks back on happy memories of Squadron Leader Ken 'Jacko' Jackson, a former Spitfire and Hastings pilot and Officer Commanding Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
DEC072011
GAM Previews: Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island, New York Tucked away in a quiet corner of a suburb of New York is a small aviation museum with a big story to tell. The Cradle of Aviation Museum is housed in a few hangars of what was once Mitchel Field, a busy Air Force Base which closed in 1961. Not far away, only 40 minutes by train on the Long Island Rail Road, is the bustling sea of humanity that is New York City. Chris Wood pays a visit.
DEC072011
GAM Previews: Miami International Airport - Gateway to the Americas These are exciting times for Miami International. The airport recently opened a new terminal and introduced enhancements to other facilities and, with further improvements to transport links scheduled to be completed in the near future, this represents significant investment from the airport owners, Miami-Dade County. Paul Dunn reports from Florida for Global Aviation Magazine.
DEC072011
GAM Previews: The Fighter Collection's (TFC) Curtiss P-40B Warhawk, 41-13297 With the first in a new series of features titled Warbird Histories, and timed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Huw Hopkins details The Fighter Collection’s Curtiss P-40B Warhawk, 41-13297.
DEC072011
GAM Previews: WZ507 and The Vampire Preservation Group If you're a regular British airshows attendee, there's a good chance you'll have seen de Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507 being displayed for your viewing pleasure at some point in the last decade. Those seven minutes of entertainment come at an awfully high cost to the individuals who maintain and operate the Vampire; a cost which stunned Elliott Marsh when he met with Vampire pilot Mark Hooton for a chat about exactly what goes into keeping this lovely vintage jet flying.
NOV022011
GAM Previews: Castle Air Museum, CA, USA Located just outside the city of Atwater, California, Castle AFB had a long association with Strategic Air Command’s heavy bomber fleet. The USAF left the airfield in 1995 and it is now in civilian hands as the Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center. Part of the legacy of the former air force base is the Castle Air Museum, which is open to the public daily. Paul Dunn visited for GAM/GAR.
NOV022011
GAM Previews: Airliners of the Future Mark Broadbent examines a number of future airliner concepts – new aircraft and technologies promising greater efficiencies and higher speeds. In this feature Mark focuses on the Airbus 2050 Concept Cabin, ZEHST (Zero Emissions Hyper Sonic Transport) and A2 proposals.
NOV022011
GAM Previews: A Trip Down Memory Lane - Gulf War 1 - A Letter Home - Flt Lt Martin Wintermeyer In the first of what will become a regular column in Global Aviation Magazine with a different contributor sharing a favourite or memorable story each month, former Royal Air Force navigator Martin Wintermeyer shares a letter he sent home from Dhahran during Gulf War 1 where he was flying operationally with the Tornado GR1 force……
NOV022011
GAM Previews: Avro Lancaster from the Cockpit - Flt Lt Roger Nichols, RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight When the opportunity arose to interview Flt Lt Roger Nichols about flying the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Avro Lancaster, PA474, at Cotswold Airport’s Battle of Britain Airshow, Karl Drage grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
NOV022011
GAM Previews: The William Tell Overture - Tyndall AFB, FL I’m sure that most readers will be familiar with the name William Tell. Many will automatically associate it with the legendary 14th Century Swiss marksman. In that era, the crossbow was the weapon of choice, but several hundred years later, the name William Tell became synonymous with excellence in air defence, being adopted for the fighter weapons meet held at Tyndall AFB that involved use of cannon and missile armament in competition. Lindsay Peacock delves into the archive for GAM.
NOV022011
GAM Previews: 20 Years of the Airbus A340 Twenty years ago, Airbus carried out the first flight of the A340. To celebrate that anniversary, Rob Edgcumbe casts a look back over the life of the A340 and looks ahead to what may lie in its future.
NOV022011
GAM Previews: RAF Northolt SAR Symposium - Marking 70 Years of Royal Air Force Life Saving 2011 is the 70th anniversary of Royal Air Force Search And Rescue (SAR) operations, and when Phil Dawe, who runs events to generate funds for the restoration of RAF Northolt’s Battle of Britain Sector Ops room (The Sir Keith Park Building / Building 27, to use the two names it most commonly goes by), was offered a Polish Navy Mil Mi-14 for the next of his ‘Night Photoshoot’ events, Northolt’s Station Commander, Gp Cpt Tim O’Brien, offered up the Station as the venue for a SAR Symposium to celebrate this significant landmark. Karl Drage was there for Global Aviation Magazine.