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SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 12-2020

Issue Features

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  MILITARY | 1971 - 50 YEARS
  IAF’s Role in the War with Pakistan in 1971
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  For the first time in the history of warfare, an armoured thrust was defeated by air action alone in just two days

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  MILITARY | REFUELLER
  KC-46, a Versatile Platform
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  The KC-46 Pegasus is a versatile aerial refuelling platform available in the global market that is ushering in a new era of efficient in-flight refuelling of military aircraft

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  SPACE | ISS
  Two Decades of Humans in Space
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  A symbol of exploration, possibilities, research & collaboration, the International Space Station completes twenty years of human habitation beyond planet earth

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  EXCLUSIVE

  SPACE | INTERVIEW
  “ISS is an amazing accomplished engineering and social experiment” -Dr Kirt Costello, ISS Chief Scientist from NASA
  

  In an exclusive interview on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station (ISS), Dr Kirt Costello, ISS Chief Scientist from NASA...

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  SPACE | SPACEX
  SpaceX’s 25th launch this year; strengthens commercial spaceflight
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  On December 13, Falcon 9 launched the SXM-7 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Station, Florida, marking SpaceX’s 25th mission just in 2020.

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  SPACE | LUNAR PROBE
  China’s Unmanned Spacecraft Returns to Earth
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  Chang’e 5’s successful lunar landing, sample collection and return to earth, makes China the third nation to bring samples back from the moon, after the US and the former Soviet Union.

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  SPACE | ISRO
  Communication Satellite Launched
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  Given ISRO’s track record so far, the nation would have a high degree of confidence in the organisation and its ability to achieve goals set for itself

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  BUSINESS AVIATION | POLICY
  AERA’s Apathy towards Indian GA/BA Industry
  By Group Captain Rajesh K. Bali (Retd)

  The ‘Airport Economic Regulatory Authority’ (AERA) was formed in the year 2009 after enactment of AERA Act by Indian parliament in 2008. AERA’s sole function is to determine the optimal charges for aeronautical services at public airport...

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  BUSINESS AVIATION | ROLL-OUT
  Dassault Aviation’s Highly Anticipated Roll-Out
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  In a first virtual socially distance rollout, the 6X, said to have the largest cabin cross section of any purpose-built business jet had its debut

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  BUSINESS AVIATION | NBAA-VBACE
  Inaugural Virtual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition 2020
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  The year 2020 has been nothing short of an adventure that exposed everyone to unprecedented challenges and nudged them towards unique innovations. The aviation industry has been no different...

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

  Throughout the last 20 years of inhabiting human life in space, the International Space Station has been orbiting earth as a symbol of possibility, exploration, potential, science, engineering, and working together

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  HALL OF FAME
  Günther Rall (1918 - 2009)
  By Joseph Noronha

  When the Second World War ended, Günther Rall had reached 275 victories and had been awarded some of Germany’s highest military honours

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  LAST WORD
  Safeguard Satellites
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  Unless, ISRO develops the capability of safeguarding its satellites from anti-satellite weapons of the enemy, this vital segment of national security can easily be compromised