 | AiR International - February 2004
SUCCESS THROUGH EVOLUTION: GULFSTREAM AND THE GRUMMAN CONNECTION
By judicious acquisition of existing aircraft product lines, Gulfstream has become the world's leading manufacturer of top-of-the range business jets. In part one of this feature, René Francillon recounts Gulfstream's Grumman connection.
SWISS AIR FORCE AT 90
Emiel Sloot reviews the status and raison d'être of the Schweizer Luftwaffe as it prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary.
AIRSHIPS SOLDIER ON
Recent security restrictions on airspace have had a widespread negative impact on general aviation. Bill Read looks at the way international airship operator Skycruiser coped with the crisis and how it is now taking advantage of the heightened security to find new applications for its aerial platforms
WILD WEASELS: F-105G AND F-16CJ
With the changing face of air warfare, suppression of enemy air defences has gained major importance. In the eleventh of an occasional series comparing aerospace technologies of the 1950s and 1960s with those of today, Jon Lake highlights the similarities and differences between the Wild Weasel variants of the Thunderchief and Fighting Falcon.
THE AIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAQ - HOW DID IT REALLY GO?
Some eight months after the end of the war in Iraq, Andrew Brookes, aerospace analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, evaluates the Iraqi Freedom air campaign to see what went right, what is worth building on and what gives cause for concern.
QANTAS
Qantas, one of the world's oldest airlines, faces competition on both international and domestic networks but, as Eryl Crump reports, it is determined to maintain its position as one of the world's premier carriers.
NEW TRAINING ERA BEGINS AT CRANWELL
Dave Allport visits the RAF College Cranwell to witness the arrival of the King Air B200s that will usher in a new system of privatised training for the RAF.
FUNDAMENTALS OF AIRLINER DESIGN - PART 18, SUPERSONIC TRANSPORTS
In the 18th of a multi-part series, Ray Whitford looks at the evolution of supersonic transports.
AIRSCENE HEADLINES
Dave Allport reports on the US Navy's multi-year Super Hornet purchase and Air Canada's major regional jet order
AIRSCENE
Military, commercial and aerospace industry news from around the world, brought together by Dave Allport.
AIRSCENE COMMERCIAL ACCIDENTS
Dave Allport presents a chronological list.
TALKBACK
Readers' letters and photographs of general interest.
IN PRINT
Reviews of some recent books received.
DUBAI AIRSCENE
Photographs and news from the eighth Dubai International Air Show, compiled by Dave Allport.
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