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Historic
Forward Vision: Cirrus’ personal jet
With more than 100 delivered, the Cirrus Vision Jet is proving popular...
Boeing 747SPs at Heathrow
The Boeing 747SP has never been a common sight, even at major international airports. Barry Lloyd reviews the history of this rare Jumbo variant and its connection with Heathrow.
Dornier’s multi-role Do 217
Even before the outbreak of war, Dornier began planning a replacement for the Do 17...
Aeroplane news from 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered the momentous events of 1940
Military
UK defence exports dependent on aerospace sector
The UK’s reliance on its aerospace industry to secure defence exports has been highlighted in a report by UK Defence and Security Exports which detailed that 91% of combined order or contract value from 2011-2020 came from the sector
RNLAF's final KDC-10 tanker leaves the Netherlands
The Royal Netherlands Air Force sole remaining McDonnell Douglas KDC-10 tanker - serial T-235 - departed Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands for the US on October 25, as it heads to its new civil-based owner on the other side of the Atlantic
Commercial
From Jodel to Jumbo A Life of Flying
As a boy, he was told he was “stupid” to think he could ever become a pilot, but Scott Birrell FRAeS enjoyed a distinguished career in aviation as an airline captain, head of pilot training and a senior examiner
Dan-Air’s Trijet Boeings
Dan-Air was one of the few British operators of the Boeing 727, using them to modernise its fleet and its image in the early 1970s. Bob O’Brien remembers the airline’s trijet years
Singapore Airlines reveals major aircraft order book changes
The company made the alterations as part of a $4bn capital expenditure deferral programme
Flight Simulation
DCS: AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL
RAZBAM has announced that its DCS: AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL is now available as an open beta.
