l.^*^' ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT WR Edited by John Taylor FRAeS, FRHIstS, FSLAET, AFAIAA ^ ' ',?;!? ; Stand easeofcontrolandeconomyof 'sdefence ownership. 1,political A newstandardofcollaboration- torder proved inservice. • better Turbo-Union isapartnership bo-Union betweenRolls-Royce ofGreatBritain, CONTENTS [51] ucedthe IVrrUofthe FederalRepublicof FOREWORDS [53], [61] /ermilitary GeTrumrabnoy-UannidonFiLatimAivtieadzione ofItaly. GLOSSARY [69] lofthe BHreiastdolOfBfSicUe:7PQOE,BoExng3l,aFnUdton FIRST FLIGHTS [75] md MunichOffice: ArabellastraBe4/7 Navy, D-8000Munchen 81 OFFICIAL RECORDS [77] 3dits FedRepofGermany start, Aircraft 1 ice JlL Homebuilt aircraft (including reliability. innioiinii racing aircraft) 521 Sailnlanes 619 Microlight aircraft and hang gliders 657 Lighter-than-air 732 airships 738 balloons RPVs and targets 747 Air-launched missiles 779 795 Spaceflight Aero-engines 804 ADDENDA 894 INDEXES 913 The choice of the IR18 Barr & Stroud's thermal imaging is firmly Thermal Imaging Scanner as the basedonmorethantwentyyears'experience sensor for two important helicopter- and isdemonstratedbyIR18whichoperates borne Tl systems is confirmation of Barr equallywellinfulllightorcompletedarkness, & Stroud's IR technology leadership. throughsmokeandmistandisnotblindedby flares or searchlights. IR18, through licencee Ernst Leitz, Wetzlar, was introduced into the Messerschmitt- IR18 offers compactness, performance and Bolkow-Blohm BO 105 Flying Laboratory, a reliability for pilot aid, surveillance and programme for the definition of visual aids accurate weapon delivery systems. for future helicopters. Flight test results of the IR18 with the BO 105 proved excellent geometric and temperature resolution for night flying capability. A high degree of pilot acceptance was expressed. A member of the Pilkington Group The UK Ministry of Defence endorsed IR18 as the sensor forthe Ferranti/Barr& Stroud Enquiriesto Defence Marketing Department Type 221 Thermal Surveillance System. Registered Office&Works: The compact design of IR18 and its dual ABnanrlre&slSatnrdo,udGlLaismigtoewd,G1Ca3xt1oHnZ.Street, field of view telescope was of considerable Telephone: 041-9549601. Telex: Glasgow778114 importance in realising a total package London Office: compatible with the constraints of a 4B-a6rrSa&vlSlteroRuodw,LiLmiotneddo,nMeWl1rXos1eAFH.ouse, helicopter-borne system. Telephone: 01-437 9652. Telex: London 261877 PiLKINGTONi Electro-opticalDivision * READY HMl MIUIARY 1RAINING TURBO TRAINER The strength, aerodynamics, and performance of the L-80 TP Turbo Trainer make it ideal for the training of today's military pilots from the initial stages to the most advanced jet trainer in the tt' minimum of time at minimum cost The L-80TP is safe and The versatility and Theflight envelope ofthe easyenough to handle performance ofthe L-80TP L-80TP is wide enough for beginners starting are excellentfor totrain pilots for starting primarytraining basictraining advanced training VAIMET Valmet Corporation Kuorevesi Works SF-35600 Halli, Finland Tel.+ 358 42 8291 Tlx. 28269 vaiku sf , S JANE' ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1984-85 ^^^IvERSPS^ Jane's Publishing Company Limited, 238 City Road, London EC1V 2PU, England Jane's Publishing Inc, 13th Floor, 135 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10020, USA O THOMSON BAP Theconquestofaerialsuperiorityinthevery first daysofaconflictisof 100 paramount importance. The surest way to obtain this is by neutralizing enemyaviation on the ground. Withouttalkingaboutdestructionwhichwouldcallforsizeablemeans,an aerodromecan betemporarilyputoutofactionthroughorganized bom- bingsuchthatnorunwaysectionofover1000minlengthor15minwidth bomb remain. cratering Forperforming such a "runway-cutting" mission. BRANDThasdesigned and manufactured the BAP 100 weapon-system which enables two or threeaircraftoperatingatverylowaltitudeandhighspeedtoreleaseseve- ral sticksofbombssimultaneously in one singleobliquepass. Theprobabilityofcuttingtherunwaydependsontheimpact-densityand BAP 100: optimum loading of an aircraft; 18 the length ofthe salvol, hence the numberof bombsforming the stick. bombs underjust one pylon (710 kg By developing a lightweight, compact, performing bomband a "cluster" atonesinglecarryingpoint=acom- hook-upsystemunderasinglepylon,BRANDThasmasteredbothfactors forobtainingthebest"cutting"probability;shortintervalsinalong salvo. pletecut).Othercarryingpointsfree forfuel, ECM, air-to-air missiles. BRANDT BAP 100: weapon-system adaptable to all combat-aircraft, including the ligh- test, whether they sport a fire-con- Armements trol system or not. BAP 100: weapon-system in service with the 52,avenuedesChamps-Elysees, 75008PARIS French Air Force. Tel. (1)359.18.87 -Telex 290966 F [2] Building tomorrows. Ittakes a strong foundation "Factory ofthe Future," pro- cycle costs.The result: not ofyesterdays to build a duction capacity-already only more engines, but strong tomorrow. 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