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Historic
The 'Lanc' effect
Despite the hopes of the bomber advocates and the fears of many others, the start of World War Two did not see one or two knock-out blows by bomber aircraft pulverising key elements of any combatant nation. No cities were flattened, and even into the May 1940 German advance bombing attacks were crucial only when combined with the threat or use of ground forces.
THE AEROPLANE News from March 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered momentous events of 1940...
Pilots' recollections - SR-71 Blackbird missions through a warzone
Combat Aircraft Journal looks back at a series of memorable missions for the SR-71 Blackbird during the Arab-Israeli war as they collected valuable intelligence during a series of high-risk flights.
Military
Key year for Eurodrone RPAS development
As the early light of 2022 filters through the remains of the holiday fog, one programme expected to be the focus of attention in the first half of the year is the Eurodrone platform
‘Tailored’ F-35 variant contract announced for mystery customer
A contract by the US DOD recently revealed that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $49m contract to design and develop a tailored variant of the F-35 Lightning II for an unspecified Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer
The Air Warrior Podcast Episode 29
In the first episode of 2022 we hear from a former Rafale fighter pilot from France’s Marine Nationale on his experiences of the aircraft and what daily life was like operating from the French Navy’s flagship, the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
Commercial
SUPER HORNET TACTICAL DEMONSTRATION TEAM
The US Navy has decided that the SUPER HORNET TACTICAL DEMONSTRATION...
Planes, Names and Noses: KC-135s of the 100th ARW
The link between the wartime 100th Bomb Group and its current successor, the 100th Air Refueling Wing has been reinforced by the adoption of wartime nose art. Bob Archer describes how the current KC-135 tankers pay tribute to the B-17s of the ‘Bloody Hundredth.’
US Starts to Remove Turkey from F-35 Programme
In response to Ankara’s decision to buy Russian S-400 surface-to-air...
Qantas Boeing 747 Special Farewell Flights
After almost 50 years of being an integral part of the Qantas...
Flight Simulation
Nvidia GTX 1180 rumoured to touch down in July
According to a report on the Tom’s Hardware website, the first...
Wildfire Warriors
Richard Benedikz travelled to Spain to discover how flight simulators are being used to improve safety in firefighting