Aircraft Illustrated

‘Jumbo’ at 40
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Boeing 747, Aircraft presents a superb tribute to the airliner that can justifiably be said to have ‘changed the world’. Including an exclusive interview with the ‘father of the 747’, Joe Sutter.

Editorial and Contributors
Nightmare for Dreamliner
Yet more delays push the Boeing 787’s maiden flight further back

Civil
Three BAA airports to be sold • Lufthansa spreads its wings • BA and Qantas end merger talks • Virgin Galactic ‘mothership’ flies

Military
UK air power at a crossroads • TP400 testbed Hercules flies • Dutch back JSF • Lebanese Hunters back in the air

Preservation
Udvar-Hazy Center expands • Cosford gets MH-53 • Classic Flight looks to safeguard UK’s rare types • Spitfire SM969 fl ies in USA

Saving private Malev
The Hungarian flag carrier looks forward to a change of fortunes under new ownership

Rafale from the cockpit
Aircraft flight-tests the latest Dassault fighter, the Standard F3 Rafale

The ‘Unlucky Devils’ of Gulf War I
The inside story of an ill-fated F-16 mission during Operation ‘Desert Storm’

In from the cold
A Boeing 757 training captain reports on the national airline of Kazakhstan, Air Astana — including a rare ‘from the flightdeck’ report

Reserve Warriors
The varied roles of the US Navy’s Tactical Support Wing — and some of the most stunning USN air-to-airs you’ll ever see!

Airshow calendar update
Books
Flight Sims
Gear
Herpa Competition and Christmas Quiz answers