CAHS Journal 55-4 (Winter 2017)
ISSN 1207 – 1978
Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame: Celebrating Canadian Aviation
CAHF Historian and CAHS Membership Secretary / National Director John Chalmers provides his annual summary of CAHF inductees for 2017.
Pacific Western Airlines – A Quick Reference Fleet List: The First 30 Years, 1945 – 1975.
A comprehensive listing of the individual aircraft, from a surprisingly broad range of types, operated by one of Western Canada’s most storied airlines. Some two dozen period photos compliment the tabulated data. Research and compilation by Ian M. Macdonald.
Aeroballistics Range Tests of the Avro Arrow: A Lesser-Known Investigation
Another interesting Arrow-related find from the papers of Avro aerodynamicist Ralph Waechter. By Dr. David Waechter.
NASA’s Super-STOL Buffaloes: Part 3 QSRA – The Short-haul Research Aircraft Project
A summary overview of hardware and flight operations research activities undertaken by NASA Ames Research Center on DHC Buffalo-based QSRA Proof of Concept aircraft. By Terry Higgins.
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