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— General Manoj Pande, Indian Army Chief

 
 
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— Admiral R. Hari Kumar, Indian Navy Chief

My compliments to SP Guide Publications for informative and credible reportage on contemporary aerospace issues over the past six decades.

— Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari, Indian Air Force Chief

SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 05-10

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Issue Features

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    Flights of Fantasy

    Marcelle Nethersole writes from London on the world of aircraft interiors and finds just why this industry is booming while the world’s markets falter

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    Analysis : Fading Royalty
    By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, Goa

    There was a time when Air India was the pride of the country and its standards of service were among the best in the world. Now it lurches from crisis to crisis.

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    Modernisation : Flying Fast Foward
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

    The IAF has seriously embarked upon acquiring new doctrinal perceptions by going through fundamental and far-reaching changes and propelling itself into a new realm—of being a true strategic force like other leading air forces in the world

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    Procurement : A Difficult Choice
    By Air Commodore (Retd) K.B. Menon

    The IAF is on the lookout for appropriate aircraft for pilot training. The first installment of the article in this issue throws light on how difficult it would be for the IAF...

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    UAVs : Die Another Day
    By Air Marshal (Retd) Raghu Rajan

    Since the battlefield will have a plethora of weapons to engage the intrepid pilot, a commander would prefer the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...

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    EBACE 2010 : Back in Business

    Arguably the most important meeting in the world for business aviation took place in Geneva in May. EBACE, is the annual convention for the European business aviation industry and Alan Peaford was there.

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    ISRO : Jostling for Space
    By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha

    Devastating disasters are as much part of the high-stakes space industry as are sweet successes. It will need considerable effort and many successful GSLV launches to get back on track. ISRO certainly has what it takes.

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    Erich Hartmann (1922-1993)
    By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, Goa

    By the age of 23, he had notched up a stunning 352 aerial victories in 1,404 combat missions, during which he actually engaged in aerial combat 825 times.

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    OEM : Target India

    The C-27J can transport fighter and transport aircraft engines, such as C-130, Eurofighter Typhoon, F-16 and Mirage 2000, directly on their normal engine dollies without special equipment.

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    Helicopter : Speeding Up
    By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, Goa

    The world’s major helicopter manufacturers have been using essentially the same principles of helicopter aerodynamics, control systems and power plants for four decades or more.

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    Airdrop Cargo
    By SP’s Aviation News Desk

    Lockheed Martin and Kaman have successfully transformed power lifter into an unmanned aircraft system for autonomous cargo delivery operations

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    Solar Impulse...
    By SP’s Aviation News Desk

    ...applying new technologies to save nature

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    Watchkeeper’s...
    By SP’s Aviation News Desk

    ... first UK flight

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    Straight Up, Straight Down
    By SP’s Aviation News Desk

    An electric ducted quadrotor vertical take-off and landing UAV

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    Going Green
    By SP’s Aviation News Desk

    The US Navy celebrated Earth Day by showcasing a flight test of the Green Hornet

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    A Word from Editor
    By Jayant Baranwal - Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

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    Tejas delayed
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

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    GSLV failure
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

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    Mirage Jet Fighters Upgradation: Deal done
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

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    Cost Factor
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

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    Perform or Perish
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey