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1998
TOPIC OF THE MONTH
Asian Aerospace '98: This important trade fair in Singapore was again an indication of the growing market in Asia. How this region is coping with the economic crisis and most of all what is new in aviation and space can be read in our big Air Show Report, coveringAirliners: Airbus versus Boeing
Regional Aircraft: Shakeout continues
Military Aviation: Asian buying power plummets
Business Aviation: Lookout remains bright
ECONOMY
London City AirportFantastic Rise
Pan American World Airways
The second Flop
CIVIL AVIATION
ILA-PreviewThe International Aviation and Space Flight Exhibition in Berlin.
The world's biggest Airlines
American Airlines, Delta and United are the leading trio in aviation.
SPACE FLIGHT
AXAFNasa's biggest X-ray telescope
TECHNOLOGY
PropulsionHow does jet propulsion work?
MILITARY AVIATION
Teledyne Ryan Global HawkSuper reconnaissance drone starts test program
Air Launched Decoy
Flying object fools air defence
Dasa/Boeing X-31
New trial planned on thrust vector steering
Dasa Tornado Self Protection Jammer
Supplies to the German Air Force start
Boeing ABL
Wind tunnel trials with laser canon
Lockheed C-130J Hercules
Further delays
HISTORY
North American XB-70Twilight of the gods. Even today the mach 3 bomber North American XB-70 Valkyrie has lost nothing of its fascination.
AFTERBURNER
Gustav Weißkopf No. 21BA copy of the legendary plane is being tested.
COLUMNS
Course in MayNews
German Air Force Association
Fax polling
Reader service: dates
Job service
Model service
Reader service: letters
Preview, masthead
