SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 12-09
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— Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Indian Air Force Chief
Issue Features
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Chandrayaan-I - Moon Mission
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaAmong the many accomplishments of Chandrayaan-I, its biggest discovery perhaps was to find hydroxyl and water molecules on the lunar surface
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Dubai Airshow - Antidote to Downturn
With the aerospace industry in disarray and the media insistent that the Dubai bubble has burst...
(SP’s Aviation, December 2009, Pg 26) -
Problems, Reforms & Role of Air Power
By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. BhatiaIntelligence gathering and post-event investigation are but two facets of the entire gamut of anti-terror capabilities. What is also needed is to create comprehensive preventive and counter-terrorism capabilities.
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VLJS - Light up the Sky
Arguably the world’s first Very Light Jet (VLJ), the Eclipse 500 was frequently cited at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Corporate, Air Taxi & Personal Jets conference held in London on March 18 and 19.
(SP’s Aviation, Issue 3/2009, Pg 8) -
Business Aviation - Mid-Size Marvel
A medium—or mid-size—business jet, as the term is generally used, is one which offers much of the utility of the large jets...
(SP’s Aviation, Issue 2/2009, Pg 11) -
Safety - Feathers Strike Fear
A tiny spot appears on the horizon, closes in with startling rapidity and WHAM! Sometimes the bird emerges undetected from the dust or smoke-filled air.
(SP’s Airbuz, Issue 2/2009, Pg 8) -
General Aviation - Come, Fly a Plane
Light sport aircraft (LSA) are good news for wannabe pilots who fear that flying might be too difficult, as well as for experienced pilots who secretly long for that ‘free as a bird’ feeling.
(SP’s Airbuz, August-September 2009, Pg 8) -
MRO - Forging Ahead
India’s commercial aviation boom from 2003 to 2008 occurred without proportional growth in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities.
(SP’s Airbuz, October-November 2009, Pg 9) -
Environment - A Lifelong Commitment
Each day brings more dire predictions on climate change. Emissions are growing faster than what most scientists had forecast...
(SP’s Airbuz, Issue 1/2009, Pg 10) -
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’09 Year-End Special
SP’s Aviation presents a collection of a few important and pertinent moments from its archive of 2009
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