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Database: Vultee Vengeance

The V-72 Vengeance dive-bomber was developed independently...

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Q&A

Are you seeking the answer to a thorny aviation question?

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Old Hawg, new tricks

Sitting neglected in the California desert, the B-29 Superfortress...

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ROCKET MEN: No 121 Wing Typhoons

The Hawker Typhoon took some time to perfect...

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Aeroplane meets... Ramon Josa

This legendary French naval aviator knew the F4U Corsair well...

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Military

South Korea grounds F-35A fleet following belly landing

The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fleet after one example was forced to perform an emergency belly landing following an avionic system issue on January 4

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Is retiring the RAF's Tranche 1 Typhoons the right move?

In March 2021, the UK announced plans to retire the RAF's fleet of Tranche 1 Eurofighters by 2025. We explore the decision to prematurely withdraw roughly one quarter of the air arm's Typhoon force and the ramifications this will bring

Qatar's initial NH90s make first public appearance

According to a press release by Leonardo company on January 3, the Qatar Emiri Air Force NH90 programme marked a major milestone with the first appearance of the Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) variants during Qatar’s national day on December 18

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Commercial

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Italian Navy EH-101s Multi-mission Helicopters

The Italian Navy’s Leonardo EH/MH/SH-101 helicopters have a...

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Boeing 737 MAX Update

The Boeing 737 MAX saga rumbles on – with still no end in sight to the grounding that has been in place since March 13.

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China Southern Welcomes Initial A350

China Southern Airlines has received its first Airbus A350-900...

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Rapid Forge Sees Forward Deployments

MILITARY NEWS F-35As from Hill AFB and F-15Es from Seymour...

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Hornets in Two-Phase Upgrade

Under a two-phase programme beginning this summer, Canada plans...

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Flight Simulation

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Carenado’s Beech F33A Bonanza Reality Expansion

A whole new level of simulation!

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ProjectFLY

Fly any aircraft and any route VIRTUAL AIRLINES There are...

Flight Control Replay v4 Released

A major update to Flight Control Replay Professional is now available for FSX and Prepar3D.

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Upcoming Events

Duxford Flying Evening

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "Evening flying featuring warbirds, pyrotechnics and more. Enjoy after-hours entry to IWM Duxford for this very special vintage aircraft flying display. Witness the aircraft that still call Duxford home take to the skies as the sun goes down and dusk turns to dark across this historic Second World War airfield."

Columbus AFB - Thunder Over Columbus

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Columbus AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Airshow London, Canada

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London, Canada

Major airshow

FAI World Microlight Championships

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Corby, United Kingdom

World Microlight Championships

Midlands Air Festival

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Alcester, United Kingdom

The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."

Fairchild AFB SkyFest 2024

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Fairchild AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow