Aviation News. 05.2018

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AUSTER–theCompanyandtheAircraft
TomWenham,RodSimpson&MalcolmFillmore

AusterAircrafthasalonganddistinguishedhistory,startingwithitsformationasBritishTaylorcraftin1938andendingwith
itsabsorptionintoBeagleAircraftin1960.TheAusterwasnot,strictly,anewdesignsinceithaditsoriginsintheAmerican
Taylorcrafttwoseater.However,WorldWarIIgaveitawelcomemomentumwhichledtomorethan1,600artilleryspotter
AustersbeingbuiltfortheBritishandotherairforces.TheRearsbyfactorywasatmaximumproductionduringthewar-but,
aswithallotheraircraftmanufacturingplants,itfoundasuddencollapseinmilitaryorderswhenpeacecame.However,
therewerereturningflyerskeentokeeptheirskillsaliveandtheAutocratanditssuccessorsweresuccessful,notonlyin
theUKbutalsoacrosstheworld.Usingthesamebasicairframe,theAusterconstantlychangeditsshapeandthe180hp
Huskyof1960wasaverydifferentanimalfromtheoriginal55hpTaylorcraftModelC.

Austersweresoldallovertheworldandwereusedformanytasksincludingcropspraying,aerialadvertisingandjoyriding.
ThecompanyalsodevelopednewmodelsincludingtheverysuccessfulAOP.9,andthelesssuccessfulAgricola,Atlantic
andAvis.Thisisthestoryofaniconicaviationcompanyandclassiclightaircraftwhichliveoninthehandsofenthusiastic
ownerstoday.

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MILITARYTRANSPORTSQUICKREFERENCE2018

MTQR2018isproducedintheestablishedQRformatandliststheworldwidefixed-wingmilitarytransportsandpatrolaircraft
fleets.Typesrangefromthelargesttypesdowntosomeofthelargersingle-enginetypessuchastheCessna208andPC-12;
patroltypesincludetheAtlantiqueandtheOrion.
AllknownWestern,SovietandChinesetypesareincluded.Inadditiontoaircraftoperatedbythevariousairforces,naviesand
armies,aircraftoperatedbygovernmentalbodiesarealsoincluded.Dataincludesserialorregistrationandc/n,andispresented
inorderofcountry,airarmandthenserial.InthecaseofRussiathoseaircraftwithnewstyleRF-prefixes,serialsandassoci-
atedcolourcodesareadded.ForeaseofusetheaircraftoperatedbytheUSairarmsareinorderoftyperatherthanserial.
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BUSINESSJETS&TURBOPROPSQUICKREFERENCE2018

Annualeditionofthistitle.BizQR2018includesalltheworld’scivilandmilitaryBusinessJetsinservice
atJanuary2018,listedinregistration/serialorderbycountry.

AlsoincludesallBUSINESSTURBOPROPSand
CORPORATEAIRLINERSincivilandmilitaryservice.
Over30,000entrieslisted,civilandmilitary..192pages.A5soft-backformat

AIRLINEFLEETSQUICKREFERENCE2018

Annualeditionofthisverysuccessfultitle.Thecontentgivesthefleetsofalltheoperatorsyouarelikelytoseewithjet
andturbineequipmentatanyoftheworld'smajorairportsdowntoapproximatelythesizeofaJetstream.

Around170countriesand1700operatorsin304pages.A5soft-backformat

INCLUDESLISTINGCOVERINGCORPORATE&VIPAIRLINERS

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UK&IRELANDQUICKREFERENCE2018

The17theditionofthisannualpublicationlistsregistrations&typesofallcurrentUK,Ireland,ChannelIslands,IsleofMan&
foreignregisteredaircraftbasedintheUKcorrecttotheendofFebruary2018.IncludesthecompletecurrentUK,IrishandUK-
basedUSmilitaryserialsaswellasmilitary/civilregistration/serialdecode.Alsoincludesanexpandedaircraftindex,museums
&VHFfrequencylisting.
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