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Historic
B-17 at 85: Maritime Hunter
Andrew Thomas outlines the significant role played by Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress
in Coastal Command’s battle...
Inside Stories: Bartered Bombers
João Paulo Moralez and Marcelo Ribeiro reveal the history and curiosities of the Brazilian Air Force’s first jet – the Gloster Meteor. It’s a story that entails trade deals, exploding canopies and even eradicating spiders…
Above and Beyond: Hugh James
The efforts of transport pilot Hugh ‘Jimmy’ James to save passengers on his aircraft...
B-17 at 85: Mediterranean Mud-Movers
Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress is most celebrated for its strategic...
Military
First four F-35As arrive at RAF Lakenheath
The arrival of four Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, UK, on December 15 marked the much-anticipated delivery of aircraft for the USAF's first F-35 squadron to be based in Europe
Russia rolls out stealthier Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik combat UAV
A modified, stealthier production version of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik UCAV has been unveiled. The official rollout took place on December 14 at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant V P Chkalov
Behind the scenes of Exercise Cormoran 2021
Exercise Cormoran-21 brought together France's navy and army in a high-intensity, large-scale, amphibious wargame, reports Babak Taghvaee
Commercial
10 years of the Sukhoi Superjet 100
It has been a decade since the first jet entered service. To mark the occasion, Key.Aero charts the events of its development and sometimes-turbulent career so far
KLM: The UK’s second flag carrier?
The airline flies to more airports in Britain than any other country in its network. Key.Aero recounts how its long and complex relationship with the country shaped its current large footprint
How an Alitalia A320 tipped up and struck tail during take-off
The narrowbody was accelerating down the runway when it experienced an uncommanded pitch up
Flight Simulation
PC Pilot Issue 119 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the January-February 2019 issue.
Spitfire A Flight Simmer’s Guide - Part 1
In the first instalment of this two-part guide to Spitfire simulations, we examined the essential features of each of the products under discussion, namely: Aeroplane Heaven’s Mk I, A2A Simulations’ MK I and II, DCS’ Spitfire LF Mk IX, Cliffs of Dover’s Mk I and II and RealAir Sim’s Mk IX and XIV.
