September-October 2003 - Vol 7 No 4

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Cover story

Epic journey - On the eve of ultra-long-range flight, healthe and safety questions remain.

Superjets - Technological advances have cleared the way to ULR flight.

Mission to Mars - It would be the ultimate ultra-long-range flight. But the nature of the human body might put the Red Planet off limits.

What went wrong?

Precious cargo - Who says any landing you walk away from is a good one?

Stab in the dark - An aerial tragedy is avoided, no thanks to poor maintenance.

"Dayle, it's Paul, I've had an accident." - It's the phone call no manager ever wants to receive.

Cabin crew

Belt up - From turbulence to a sudden stop while taxiing, a seat belt is the best defence against injuries.

Switched off - Research underlines the dangers of using mobile phones and other portable electronic devices in-flight.

Flying operations

Eye on the sky - Better scanning techniques will help pilots avoid mid-air collisions.

Cutting edge

Order in chaos - Australian scientists are working on a revolutionary system for controlling lift and drag.

On the trail of wakes - Research at the University of New South Wales could help pilots dodge dangerous wake turbulence.

Virtual radar on the radar - New technology on trial in Queensland could give general aviation pilots an IT revolution in their cockpit.

Airworthiness

Hidden hazard - A patch on a China Airlines jet might have concealed a fatal flaw that killed 225 people.

Good vibrations - Vibration-monitoring techniques for rotorcraft have become a vital diagnostic tool.

Hose down - They're critical to airworthiness, but are often overlooked.

Safety Rules

News - New rule changes in brief.

Medical practices get their own criteria
Approach and departure procedures by design
Pilots win better access to synthetic training devices

ATSB supplement

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

The ATSB gets a new Act
Safety briefs.
Confidential aviation incident reports.

Regulars

Letters - Flak and flattery.
News - Developments in aviation safety.
Short Final - Beyond borders

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