FLUG REVUE September 2012

Our extended September issue brings you a comprehensive preview of the ILA Berlin Air Show with information on important programmes for the German aerospace industry like Eurofighter, Airbus, Tiger and NH90. We also report from the Farnborough air show and look at the reasons for the crash of Air France AF447 into the South Atlantic.

TAKE-OFF
Farnborough International Airshow 2012
Highlights and debuts
Dreamliner versus Airbus A380
Airbus and Boeing in the flight programme
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
Official handover ceremony
Regional aircraft at Farnborough
Breakthrough for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet
Materials battle
Metal or carbon fibre?

ILA-EXTRA
German aerospace industry
Upturn on the back of civil programmes
NH90 and Tiger
German army aviation forces prepare for deployment to Afghanistan
Eurofighter
New AESA radar should boost sales prospects on the global market
Airbus Military A400M
Now officially named the “Atlas”
Airbus in Germany
Global player is creating new jobs
RUAG Do 228NG
Focused on special missions
Galileo takes shape
An overview of the European navigation satellite system
MTU in Ludwigsfelde
Wide portfolio with maintenance and TP400-D6 testing
Rolls-Royce Deutschland
New test rig for the most powerful Trent
Aircraft highlights
The stars of the show
FLUG REVUE activities
Career tips at the exhibition stand
International journalism awards
FLUG REVUE wins prize for the best non-English-language publication
How to get to Schönefeld
The various options for travelling to the airshow in September
Site plan
An overview of the new exhibition site
Conference programme

CIVIL AVIATION
Airbus A350 cockpit
Better presentation thanks to less data
Flight AF447 crash
BEA publishes investigation report

BUSINESS AVIATION
Hawker-Beechcraft insolvency
China comes to the rescue
Dassault Aviation
200th Falcon 7X completes final assembly

MILITARY AVIATION
Royal International Air Tattoo 2012
The best Fairford for years
German Naval Aviation Wing 5
Farewell from Kiel
Boeing P-8 Poseidon
First aircraft for India takes to the air
Arctic Tiger
Major exercise and Tiger Meet in Örland
AgustaWestland AW109
Full details of the military versions of the successful utility helicopter
NATO tests data systems in Norway
Tornado ECRs in action

AIRPORTS
Washington Dulles
US capital city's airport is designed for the future

SPACEFLIGHT
SHEFEX II
DLR scientists test re-entry vehicles with sharp corners and edges
Space News

TECHNOLOGY
Competence centre for landing gears
Systems supplier Liebherr has ambitious plans
New engines
Programmes unveiled in Farnborough
Europrop TP400-D6
Incidents during testing

AEROSPACE JOBS
Profession: airline pilot
Tough road to the top

HISTORY
Tupolev Tu-22
The Soviet Union's first supersonic bomber

REGULARS
September editorial: Pilots and mechanics in demand worldwide
News
Afterburner: Hawker Hunter from Switzerland

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