Australian Aviation - July 2018

RR IN GROWLER GROWLER FUTURE WRITER: MAX BLENKIN RAAF to equip Growler for the future with AARGM & NGJ ...

62 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION W ith the RAAF nearing an initial operational capability (IOC) for its Boeing EA-18G Growler, it is not r ...

JULY 2018 63 GROWLER FUTURE a USAF F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. The biggest innovation of HARM over Shrike was its intellige ...

64 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION counter current and future threats on the electro-magnetic spectrum (EMS). The Growler currently carries ...

JULY 2018 65 timeframe (2016-2035), and will ensure upgrades to the Australian Growler fleet mirror those of the US Navy. NGJ ha ...

66 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION WRITER:MICKCULLEN RANGER ...

JULY 2018 67 ‘The visibility is amazing. There is perspex everywhere.’ AIR TEST Bell 505 ...

68 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION I didn’t need to be asked twice when the opportunity to jump in on a ferry flight of Bell’s brand-new 505 ...

There is plenty of head room. From my time in the Army I remember a number of taller pilots scraping the ceiling of a Kiowa (the ...

70 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION warning about using space under the rear cabin seats with passengers. But there is no access to the bagga ...

JULY 2018 71 on the high side to protect the Arrius engine – if you keep demanding power above the published limits then it will ...

up weight. Dan pulled into a vertical climb at max continuous power and was holding 1,000ft/min on the VSI before transitioning ...

JULY 2018 73 of 2,030kg is approx 3,500ft at ISA conditions at takeoff power (5 mins). The 1,000ft/min vertical climb out of Arm ...

74 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION C ontinuing our review of the Pel-Air ditching, this issue we look into the complex influence of ego and ...

JULY 2018 75 now (it is 2am) to daylight, and I’m contemplating whether I can do this anymore. Can I keep up this fight? Is ther ...

76 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION not have flown. I had no idea we were not protected by robust legislation, that it was acceptable for sma ...

JULY 2018 77 EGO IN AVIATION leading to the following findings by the Transport Safety Board of Canada after completing an indep ...

WRITER: TOM BALLANTYNE IN JAPAN ...

Jetstar Japan ...

80 AUSTRALIAN AVIATION W hen the news began to filter through that Japan Airlines (JAL) – still on the recovery trail after its ...