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40 YEARS IN NO TIME

Flying is fascinating. The dream of flying, which was realized just 100 years ago with Otto Lilienthal, is unbroken. Today, aviation is a normal part of our day-to-day life. Who doesn't want to cover long distances, fast and affordable as it is only possible with an aircraft? Still, flying remains an adventure.

40 years ago, when air sovereignty was given back in little steps to Germany, a jolt went through the young industry. The branch started to develop with never expected speed. Companies with traditional names took over the equipment of the German armed forces, an efficient air traffic network was growing fast, and individual flights of General Aviation aircraft became possible again.

FLUG REVUE journalistic work began in this period of time and the magazine has been covering international aerospace since then. When we started to collect the material for our chronicle, which we will launch in this issue, we were astonished how fast the development of the branch progressed. Already in 1957 there was the first, still small, German aerospace exhibition in Hannover, which quickly developed into an international trade show and became the scale for the efficiency of the industry, not least of all the German branch.

Both readers and makers of FLUG REVUE witnessed many technical highlights in the past 40 years: The great time of experimental aircraft in the sixties, many new helicopter models, the first men in space and even on the moon, unlimited communication through modern satellite technology. Jet airliners revolutionized the travel habits. Today, everyone can basically fly to almost anywhere in the world.

FLUG REVUE has reported about this and much more in the past 40 years. It was only a selection that we could offer our readers ñ too much was going on in the international aerospace branch. In its reporting, the editorial staff always saw itself as a constructive escort for the industry and the airlines. This was not always easy. Often, FLUG REVUE went against the spirit of the time ñ and still does. Populism is not our cause.

Publisher and editorial staff have always been striving to meet our reader's expectation. We will continue to do so. We want our readers to be as good and fully informed as possible. One thing joins readers and editors: Aerospace is our passion. Its visionary power is motivation and commitment ñ for the next 40 years. On this note we thank you for your faith and continue to count on you.

From page 4 of FLUG REVUE 10/96