FLUG REVUE: Contents of July 2004

July 2004

25 YEARS AGO

May 1979

ILA 2004

Recovery under way within the aerospace industry
TIPS wins competition to supply NATO ground surveillance system
Eurofighter flies in Laage
EADS the dominant force at Berlin Air Show
First production NH90 unveiled
Eurocopter investigates 40 tonne variant
Spaceflight: promising outlook
Recovery in the engine market
Vintage planes debut in Berlin

VIP INTERVIEW

Rainer Hertrich
EADS's ambitious plans

CIVIL AVIATION

SAS
Out of the red with reorganisation
Air Bourbon
Holiday flights to Réunion
Airbus A380
Lufthansa plans the entry into service of the new mega-liner
Blue 1 from Finland
Traditional airline with low-cost approach
Wizz Air
New low-cost entrant from Hungary

TECHNOLOGY

Flying “antenna farm”
Antennae are the “eyes and ears” of an airliner
Seats for the A380
First flight of the Trent 900
F414 engine for Mako

HISTORY

Martin AM-1 Mauler
The biggest carrier aircraft of its time

MILITARY AVIATION

Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor
Performance under scrutiny during operational testing
Army Aviation
Exchange pilots practise in the Alps
Pakistan
Training with Chinese MiGs
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet
A closer look at the Franco-German trainer and close air support aircraft
Exercise ELITE 2004
International exercise in electronic warfare

AIRPORTS

Budapest
Ready for EU eastward expansion
Airport news

SPACEFLIGHT

Mars flight without women?
Mars mission feasibility depends on resolving many medical problems
SpaceNews
Phoenix automatic landing
Success at Vidsel
Infoterra begins marketing

REGULARS

July editorial: EASA is good for Europe
News
PC-games: Fair Strike
Models and books
Afterburner: Supermarine Spitfire
Important dates / AIRSpot

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