In the February 2017 issue of AEROSPACE, the RAeS monthly flagship magazine: propellantless space drives - fact or fiction?, an interview with Airbus Executive VP Engineering Charles Champion, modernisation of Indian Navy’s air power and the RAF Harrier in the Cold War.

* Editorial

* Radome – Intelligence/Analysis/Comment - A digest of the top aviation, aerospace and space news from the previous month.

* Antenna − Commentator HOWARD WHEELDON looks at air traffic management in the UK.

* Transmissions − Your letters, emails, tweets and feedback.

* Plane Seaking - Interview with Charles Champion, Airbus Executive VP Engineering

* Going nuclear -The US considers the options to modernise its nuclear arsenal.

* Flights of fancy? Are recent claims to have discovered propellantless propulsion for spaceflight fact or fiction?

* Indian Navy uplift - modernisation of the Indian Navy’s air power

* A longer wait to leave - What impact might Brexit have on passenger transit times at UK airports?

* Baby boomers - Is Boom Technology’s 45-seat ‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic jet design commercially viable?

Afterburner

* President and Chief Executive's message

* Book Reviews

* Library additions

* Go for Gold!

* The RAF Harrier in the Cold War

* Washington DC Branch Panel discussion

* Corporate Partners

* Events Diary

* 55 Prestwick Branch STEM project

* RAeS Elections

* Young Persons Forum

News Team

