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Historic
Vintage Wings Hawker Hurricane flies
On April 23 at Ottawa-Gatineau Executive Airport, Ontario, Dave Hadfield took Vintage Wings of Canada’s Hawker Hurricane XII RCAF 5447/CF-TPM up for a first test flight, 15 years after work to put the Canadian Car and Foundry-built fighter back into the air began.
Huey 509: The iconic Bell UH-1
Did you know you can fly in Bell UH-1 Huey right here in the UK? FlyPast recently took a spin this Vietnam combat veteran and this is how they got on…
Historic Aviation Quiz
Test your knowledge of Historic Aviation with this week's quiz! Let us know what score you get!
The perilous role of air-to-air ramming aircraft
Deliberately flying into an enemy aircraft might seem like desperation, but the tactic dates back to the earliest days of military aviation. Malcolm V Lowe examines this aspect of air combat
Early wartime adventures of No 330 (Norwegian) Squadron RAF
The first Free Norwegian squadron in the RAF found itself thrown in at the deep end – almost literally – flying cumbersome Northrop floatplanes from Iceland. Their early wartime adventures are recounted by Andrew Thomas
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 127
Welcome to the 127th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Aero Vodochody contracted to overhaul and modernize Bulgaria’s fleet of L-39ZA Albatros
Aero Vodochody has been awarded a four-year contract to upgrade and overhaul the L-39ZA Albatros fleet of the Bulgarian Air Force
Why is the USAF rapidly moving to withdraw its F-15C/D Eagles from Kadena?
Barely a month after the USAF announced that Kadena Air Base in Japan would lose its F-15C/D Eagles, they are now heading home. Combat Aircraft Journal reports
Commercial
Embraer unveils Energia family of FOUR new aircraft concepts
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has announced a family of concept aircraft which it hopes will help the aviation industry achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
BA and Virgin celebrate US reopening with dual Heathrow take-off
Transatlantic rivals British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have joined forces today to celebrate the reopening of the United States to fully vaccinated UK nationals.
Repsol and Iberia announce biofuel first
Iberia and Spanish energy giant Repsol have made the first flight using biofuel produced from waste in Spain
ANA signs MOU with Virgin
ANA Holdings, owner of ANA All Nippon Airways, is to be the exclusive distributor of Asia’s first air-launch service
Flight Simulation
Just Flight Releases Real Taxiways Europe
Real Taxiways for Microsoft Flight Simulator greatly enhances the default airports in Europe by adding a full complement of accurately placed real-world taxiway signs at airports in 40 countries,
Bell 47 for X-Plane Released
Aircraft developer, FlyInside has released the Bell 47G-2A1 for X-Plane 11.
CowanSim 206 B3 for X-Plane Out Now
X-Plane developer, CowanSim has released the 206 B3 for X-Plane 11.
