October 2009
October 1st, 2009
Christchurch Engine Centre
Rob Neil visits the engine overhaul facility operated by the Pratt & Whitney Air New Zealand Services partnership at Christchurch and talks to its General Manager, Bill Moeller, about the company’s success in a highly competitive global market.
Beacon Story – 121.5 vs 406
This article by Richard Greaney summarises the reasons why 406 MHz beacons have replaced older beacons operating on 121.5 MHz.
RIAT 2009 – Still the Greatest
Pacific Wings’ UK correspondent, Peter Cooper, attended the 2009 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) – which he says is still the “greatest air show”. Military aircraft enthusiasts will believe him after looking at Peter’s photographs.
LITENING the B-52
No, it isn’t a spelling mistake – LITENING II is the designation for the precision attack targeting system that will ensure the venerable B-52’s ongoing deadly efficiency and relevance in the 21st century, as Kevin Jackson and Wellingtonian Erik Roelofs explain.
Letters From War - Little Boys and Flying Dreams
This very personal story by Don Harward will resonate with every reader who has ever truly “burned” with a desire to fly – or with a desire to serve one’s country.
