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North Korea’s First Airshow –
Wonsan Air Festival
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Success with Style – the 125
Charles Kennedy attended the rst airshow to be held in
North Korea and it turned out to be full of surprises.
Stephen Skinner takes a close look at the development of
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REGULARS
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Headlines
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Civil News
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Military News
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Preservation News
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NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science
Laboratory
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Last of the Crusaders
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Flight Bag
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Air Base Movements
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Airport Movements
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Register Review
Mark Ollier explains how a veteran airliner is being used
for cutting-edge science research by NASA.
Tom Docherty examines the lengthy career of the F-8
Crusader in French Navy service.
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Second Life for S.211s
Luigino Caliaro explains how an Italian military jet trainer,
is making a name for itself on the civil market in the USA.
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Intel-gathering White Tops
The rst dedicated intelligence variants of the Boeing
C-135B entered service nearly 50 years ago and the eet
is still busy on ISR missions, writes Tom Kaminski.
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Boeing 747-8 – Jumbo Evolution
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Speyer’s Treasure Trove
The rst Boeing 747 took to the skies 47 years ago. Bruce
Hales-Dutton describes the latest variant.
Sebastian Schmitz reports on the fantastic aircraft on
display at the Technik Museum Speyer.
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A Boeing B-29 Superfortress has returned to the skies.
Jay Selman tracks one man’s mission to breathe life into
an old bomber.
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Edinburgh Airport – A Growing
Success
Edinburgh Airport has been rapidly expanding in recent
times, as detailed by Bruce Hales-Dutton.
Main cover image:
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8I, D-ABYT, in a retro livery.
Oliver Louis. Inset
(bottom middle):
A French Navy Crusader prepares to launch from an aircraft carrier.
Gert Kromhout. Inset (bottom right):
An RC-135W Rivet Joint on display at Nellis AFB.
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HEADLINES
Boeing Unveils T-X Entry
Boeing and its partner Saab AB have
unveiled their joint entry into the USAF
T-X contest to produce the next generation
of jet training aircraft. Boeing says the
proof-of-concept aircraft will show the
USAF the performance, affordability
and maintainability advantages of their
approach.
Boeing T-X, which was revealed on
September 13, is an all-new aircraft and
takes advantage of the latest technologies,
tools and manufacturing techniques. It is
Boeing’s entry into the USAF’s T-X competition is unveiled on September 13.
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intended to evolve as technologies, missions
and training needs change. Boeing claims
the design is more affordable and exible
than older, existing aircraft.
“Our T-X is real, ready and the right
choice for training pilots for generations
to come,” said Boeing Defense, Space &
Security President and CEO Leanne Caret.
The Boeing T-X aircraft has one engine,
twin tails, stadium seating and an advanced
cockpit with embedded training. The system
also offers state-of-the-art ground-based
training and a maintenance-friendly design
for long-term supportability.
“It’s an honour to build the future of air
force training,” said Saab President and
CEO Håkan Buskhe. “We have created the
best solution thanks to great co-operation
and a clear strategy since day one.”
The winner of the T-X contest will replace
the USAF’s ageing T-38 aircraft. Initial
operating capability is planned for 2024.
Norwegian Starfighter Flies Again
RNoAF F-16 pilot Eskil ‘Taz’ Amdal powers Star ghter LN-STF into the air at Bodø on September 28. An RNoAF F-16 ew as a chase aircraft
throughout the maiden ight.
via Friends of the Starfighter
Lockheed/Canadair CF-104D Star ghter
104637 has taken to the skies for the rst
time in 33 years.
The ex-Royal Norwegian Air Force
(RNoAF) Star ghter is now privately
owned by the Friends of the Star ghter
group (and registered LN-STF) and been
under restoration to y at Bodø, Norway for
almost 15 years.
At 1724hrs on September 28 RNoAF
F-16 pilot Eskil ‘Taz’ Amdal took the aircraft
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into the skies for a faultless maiden ight.
The two-seat Star ghter had been built
for the Royal Canadian Air Force in May
1962 but was sold to the RNoAF in May
1973. It received the RNoAF serial ‘4637’
and served with 334Skv at Bodø until its
retirement on April 1, 1983.
It eventually found its way into the
Bodø Air Museum but was found to be in
excellent condition and plans were made to
return it to the sky. The RNoAF has been
very helpful throughout the project and
in 2007 the jet performed its rst post-
restoration engine runs.
A delay in transferring the aircraft’s
ownership from the RNoAF into private
hands held the project back, as did
sourcing and acquiring cartridges for the
ejection seats. Ultimately the decision was
made to modify the aircraft to use Martin-
Baker IQ7A seats in place of the original
C-2 units.
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Last Cathay Passenger 747 Retired
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific has retired
its final passenger-carrying Boeing 747
,
bringing to an end a 37-year chapter in the
airline’s history.
The carrier received its first example in
1979 and the type was instrumental in Cathay
becoming a major global airline. A year later
a second arrived and Cathay began flying to/
from London’s Gatwick Airport for the first
time.
The airline’s final 747 passenger flight took
place on October 1 when the B-HUJ flew to
Tokyo and back to Hong Kong International
Airport (operating routes CX542 and CX543).
To celebrate the significance of the
occasion, boarding gate ceremonies were
arranged in both Hong Kong and Tokyo,
during which passengers were greeted by
Cathay Pacific ambassadors wearing vintage
cabin crew uniforms and offered glasses of
Champagne to toast the 747’s remarkable
history. Those aboard the final flights were
also presented with a special souvenir pack
Cathay Pacific operated 84 Boeing 747s over 37 years and B-HUJ is seen here after the type’s
final passenger flight. The type has now been relegated to cargo duties.
via Cathay Pacific
containing a signed flight certificate and
exclusive 747-related memorabilia. Both
flights were commanded by the airline’s
current longest serving 747 pilot, Captain
John Graham.
Cathay Pacific will continue to fly the jets
in its cargo fleet, but has decided not to adopt
the new-generation 747-8 for passengers.
Instead, it says it plans to offer passengers
greater flexibility by operating more direct
flights with its fleet of smaller Boeing 777s
and Airbus A350s.
India Finally Buys 36 Rafales
More than four years after selecting the
Dassault Rafale to meet its air force’s
Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
(MMRCA) requirement, the Indian
Government finally signed a deal for 36 of
the jets on September 23.
The order for 28 single-seat and eight
two-seat aircraft (instead of the original 126
airframes) comes after several years of
negotiations between India and France.
The programme had originally called
for the jets to be manufactured in India, but
contract complications led to the plan being
cancelled in favour of buying ‘off-the-shelf’
aircraft.
The first Rafale is scheduled for delivery
within 36 months, with the remainder to
follow within 60 months. Indian defence
officials said the terms of the contract
include a requirement that France must
ensure that 75% of the fleet (27 aircraft) are
operational at any one time. There is also a
penalty clause for late deliveries.
Although details of the weapons being
ordered have not been announced, they
are expected to include the MBDA Meteor
BVRAAM and Scalp stand-off cruise missile.
Another Mosquito Takes to the Air
Almost four years after warbird restoration
firm Avspecs returned its first de Havilland
Mosquito to the air, a second example has
flown from its base at Ardmore, New Zealand.
The much anticipated first post-restoration
flight of Mosquito T.III TV959 (ZK-FHC) took
place at 1615hrs on September 26 with Dave
Phillips and Keith Skilling at the controls. The
aircraft was joined on its maiden flight by
Spitfire Tr.9 ZK-WDQ, which flew chase.
The Mosquito is owned by Paul Allen’s
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Mosquito TV959/ZK-FHC flying over Ardmore during its maiden flight. It was temporarily
marked as RNZAF Mosquito NZ2337.
Gavin Conroy
Flying Heritage Collection (FHC) of Everett,
Washington State and will depart for the USA
once its flight test regime is complete. The
aircraft will be fully painted when it arrives at
the FHC facility but for its maiden flight it wore
temporary markings to represent Royal New
Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Mosquito FB.VI
NZ2337.
Mosquito TV959 was built in August
1945, too late to see combat but it served
in the RAF until 1963 when it was acquired
by the Imperial War Museum and displayed
in London, albeit with one wing sawn off.
In 1992, TV959 was sold to The Fighter
Collection at Duxford, Cambridgeshire but
was subsequently acquired by Microsoft
co-founder Paul Allen and shipped to New
Zealand for restoration.
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