Australian Aviation — January 2018

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28 To the future

The RAAF fighter force prepares to

transition to the F-35.

40 A racer’s edge

Matt Hall Racing’s season of

transition.

48 Biz jet set

Life as a corporate jet pilot.

52 Interstellar

The Voyager 1 space probe is at the

very edge of human exploration.

56 Flying happy

VietJet’s visionary leader.

60 Bravo Zulu

Navy farewells the Seahawk ‘Bravo’

and ‘Battle Budgie’ Squirrel.

68 Out of the ashes

Airliners and volcanic ash don’t mix.

72 A proud tradition

Flying the King Air 350i.

78 Emerging giant

The ambitious Qatar Airways.

84 BNE-feat

Brisbane’s new parallel runway.

94 Disruptive power

Electric-powered regional jets are on

their way.

100 Drone wars

FPV drone racing takes off.

104 Bits and blocks

Blockchain poised to transform the

backend of commercial aviation.

116 AAPC 2017

The Australasian Aviation Press Club

awards.

JAN-FEB 2018

Contents

16 Notam

18 Debrief

24 Good kit

112 Tr a ffic

120 Warbirds

122 Airports

122 From the Regions

123 Rotor Torque

123 Fire & Ag

124 Asia Watch

125 Pinstripe

126 On Target

127 Yesteryear

128 Cabin Pressure

129 Contrails

130 Flight Levels

Boom and the

rebirth of the

supersonic airliner

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The art and science

of an F/A-18 Hornet

display p

CHC introduces

the AW189 into

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LIGHTNING

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