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Airpower Journal

SMART use for electric propulsion : new thrusters used on Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft demonstrate the efficiency of electric propulsion for future space missions

ATC's missing link : human factors is now an established form of accident analysis and prevention ; however, the study and practice of human factors in the air traffic control field has lagged behind the flightdeck

Power play : to power the new A380 into the skies a special breed of engine is required which not only must be powerful but also conform to present and future noise and environmental legislation

Qantas calls for ETOPS sanity : with the argument about the relative safety of two and four engined aircraft no dividing the regulators in Europe and the US, it is the airlines that stand to suffer most

ADS-B plans under threat : the plan to replace Australia's enroute radar coverage with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is striking snags that could slow the process or bring it to a halt

MFTS, closing the training gap : UK MoD and competing bidders are attempting to progress plans to introduce the most ambitious PPP military programme ever

Premier 1 meets 'entry levels' specs : although the concept of a single-pilot entry level business jet owner pilots was somebody else's idea, Raytheon's sleek Beechcraft Premier 1 gives it a new dimension

Euro choppers storm Fortress America : the past decade has seen European helicopters manufacturers move from being European-based to take on the might of the US markets

Teaching old Hogs new tricks : this month sess the first flight of an upgraded US air platform that has already enjoyed nearly three decades in the front line, the A-10 Thunderbolt II