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PEARL HARBOUR:
75TH ANNIVERSARY
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BEEF BY AIR
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ISSUE 52 OCTOBER/DECEMBER 2016
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CONTENTS
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ISSUE NUMBER 52 – OCTOBER/DECEMBER 2016
FEATURES
REGULARS
5
WILSON’S COMMENTARY
The editor on wrecks, pilots
and customer relations.
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ORION – SON OF NEPTUNE
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The Lockheed P-3 Orion has been a largely
unsung but vitally important part of the
RAAF for nearly five decades,
but its time is almost up.
6
AEROGRAMMES
Bits and pieces of news and
aviation information from
around the world.
30
DA62 – 21ST CENTURY GA
We fly the new Diamond DA62 light twin
and discover a modern, up-to-the-minute
general aviation aircraft.
14
WARBIRDS & VINTAGE
News from the world of old
aeroplanes.
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30
AMERICAN CANBERRA
The story of the Martin B-57, the English
Electric Canberra made in America.
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MOVEMENTS
Some of the aircraft spotted
around the traps over the
last few months.
42
FANS AND GEARS
The remarkable evolution of the commercial
turbofan engine, from Conway to PW1000G.
74
MINI PROFILE
Lockheed’s ‘Stars’
– P-80, T-33 and F-94.
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THE ADF’S KING AIRS
50
The Beechcraft King Air has been
in Australian Defence Force service for
two decades so far and seems set
to remain for a while yet.
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SKYWARRIOR:
JACK HAY
An Australian WWI pilot who
became the Red Baron’s 17th
victim a century ago.
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PEARL HARBOUR
The 75th anniversary of the Japanese
raid on Pearl Harbour is approaching.
We revisit this pivotal, history-changing
event in words and pictures.
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AIR SHOWS
Overseas roundup – Oshkosh,
Farnborough and RIAT.
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BEEF FOR BRITAIN
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AERO ALBUM
A tribute to our friend
and long time contributor,
the late Robert Wiseman.
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COVER
After half a century,
RAAF operation of the
Lockheed P-3 Orion
will soon be winding
down as the P-8A
Poseidon starts to
comes on line. We look
at the Orion’s long and
successful time in
Australian service,
starting on page 20.
RAAF
The innovative Air Beef Scheme of the
early 1950s was an effective method of
transporting meat destined for export from
the remote Kimberley region of Australia.
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AERO MODELS
Ah, de Havilland!
Everyone’s favourite British
aircraft manufacturer in metal
and plastic.
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AEROSTAR
The story of Ted Smith’s ‘more speed per
horsepower’ light twin, and a Sydney-based
example still earning its keep.
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AERO REVIEWS
Who said print was dead?
Here’s some books you might
like to add to your collection.
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COMMENT
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WILSON’S COMMENTARY
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ISSUE 52 OCTOBER/DECEMBER 2016
EDITOR
Stewart Wilson
Email:
stewart@aeroaustraliamag.com
PO Box 181, Bungendore NSW 2621
VINTAGE & WARBIRDS EDITOR
Peter Hallen
Email:
peter@aeroaustraliamag.com
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS
Eric Allen, Martin Bass, Ray Berghouse, Jamie
and Tash Chinery, David Crawford, John Croker,
Brendan Cummins/bcpix, Terry Ellis, Ryan Fletcher,
Juanita Franzi, John Freedman, Jeff Gilbert,
Lance Higgerson, Dennis Newton, Murray Permain,
Nigel Pittaway, Wayne Starick, Richard Siudak,
Wendy Wilson.
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FOLLOW THE MONEY
Many of you probably saw the
60 Minutes
television programme in early September which
alleged various improprieties by Mr Robert
Greinert and his activities in recovering WWII
aircraft wrecks from Papua New Guinea.
Lance Higgerson
The allegations are reportedly supported by
considerable documentary evidence, but due process should now take its course and we’ll see
where it leads. Now the can of worms has been opened, it will be interesting to see if any other
persons and organisations are implicated in the alleged activities.
An unfortunate consequence of this is that it potentially damages the warbirds scene as a
whole, especially those involved in recovering and restoring/preserving aircraft, whether to fly
or for static display. This would be a great shame, because the vast majority of people and
organisations doing this conduct their activities honestly, in good faith and within the law.
There’s large amounts of money involved in warbirds, but that in itself certainly shouldn’t
automatically imply dishonesty. However, the question must be asked: are the activities revealed
in the programme driven by a noble desire to preserve history and heritage and to honour those
who fought and died, or are they simply to make a big buck?
In order to root out unscrupulous activity in any field, the well-proven adage applies:
“follow the money.”
PILOTS BY THE TRUCKLOAD
According to Boeing, the world’s airlines will require 617,000 new pilots over the next 20 years
in order to meet expected growth and provide crews for the massive increase in airliners over
that period. That’s a serious number.
Think about it – it means training an average 31,000 new pilots each year, 600 a week or
120 each and every working day. Of those, Boeing expects that 248,000 or about 40 per cent
will be required for the Asia-Pacific region alone.
To me, this raises a few questions. Will sufficient appropriate candidates present themselves or
will there have to be a lowering of standards to meet the numbers? Will the ‘gene pool’ of suitably
qualified and experienced pilots remain large enough to ensure standards are maintained? Will
those standards diminish as ever-younger pilots are put into positions of seniority years before
they normally would be?
And most importantly, will they be taught to actually fly an aeroplane properly, stick and
rudder, hands and feet? Will they be able to deal with things when the automatic stuff ceases
to work as advertised? Will they be able to do more than just recite the manuals parrot-fashion
without really understanding what it all means?
We’ve already seen a number of recent accidents and incidents in which crews have simply
failed to observe the basic principles of flying an aeroplane when they’ve had to do it manually.
Things like lowering the nose to prevent a stall and even crashing a 777 while attempting a
visual landing on a bright, sunny and windless day.
By definition, experience can only come with time. It would be nice to have the likes of
Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger or Richard de Crespigny in the left seat every time we travel in
an airliner, but unfortunately we can’t.
FREQUENT FRUSTRATION
Qantas may have miraculously turned around its financial fortunes, but it has work to do
when it comes to looking after its customers. As a friend of ours recently discovered, it’s
extremely difficult and time consuming waiting to speak to a real human being (remember
them?) at Qantas Frequent Flyer.
She telephoned Qantas in the morning to speak to a person for information. She was
then directed to enter her FF membership number and PIN. This was done and followed by
a recorded message saying the wait to speak to anyone would be 45 minutes.
The message offered an option to leave a telephone number and Qantas would call back.
But because our friend had to go out soon after, she could not accept this option and hung up.
At home again in the mid-afternoon, she called Qantas again and was told there would be a
minimum one hour wait. There was no option to leave a message this time. In the intervening
period there was music and many sales messages but no indication of when someone would
answer the call.
Finally – two hours, repeat two hours! – after calling, someone did answer and was helpful,
providing the information requested. It’s ridiculous that our friend had to wait so long to speak
to anyone.
Customer service? A distant memory for most of us I’m afraid, especially when call centres
are involved.
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