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Historic
PERSONAL ALBUM: Abingdon Airlifters
The 1967-68 period was one of transition for the RAF’s air transport force...
Lancaster - Nuclear Bomber?
Of the many tasks the Avro Lancaster carried out during its career, nuclear bomber was not one of them. In 1943, however, the Lancaster’s name appeared on a list of aircraft that could potentially carry the United States’ first atomic bomb. Was it ever a truly practical proposition?
WORKSHOP: GOING THE EXTRA MILES
It was testament to the excellent work done by the Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre...
AIRLINE HISTORY: 'BROTHER, IT’S JUST SWELL'
That was an American passenger’s reaction to a very British aircraft...
Military
The military ISR applications of the Global Express family
The sale of five ex-RAF Sentinel R1s to Raytheon USA/Bombardier rather than be scrapped has focused AFM's attention on the military ISR applications of the Global Express family. Key.Aero reports
USAF risks bearing costs of future KC-46 delays
The US Government Accountability Office has recommended that the US Air Force fully test the KC-46A tanker programme’s remote vision system before the technology enters service in order to address previously highlighted deficiencies
Commercial
JetBlue Eyes Norwegian Partnership
JetBlue signs a letter of intent with Norwegian for an interline agreement
Farewell to A Legend
Airliner World’s regular correspondent Sebastian Schmitz shares his memories working on board a Junkers Ju 52
Water Evacuation Trainer for Singapore
Spatial, one of the world’s leading providers of cabin crew...
Flight Simulation
PC Pilot Issue 123 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the September-October 2019 issue.
Interview - Just Flight's 747 Classic
We caught up with Richard Slater and Martyn Northall to get a behind-the-scenes look at what Just Flight claims is its “largest and most complex aircraft to date.”
