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Historic
When did a Me 262 last take to British skies?
The visit to the UK by the Flugmuseum Messerschmitt’s magnificent Me 262 reproduction conjured thoughts of the last time an example of the revolutionary German jet flew from British soil
More Saab SK 60s for Swedish historic flight
Three examples of jet trainer set to fly on after service retirement
Bruntingthorpe gears up for another Cold War Jets Open Day
Following the success of their April event, the Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets Museum in Leicestershire is to host another special day in September
OFMC Spitfire marks 80th anniversary at Duxford
The legendary Old Flying Machine Company Spitfire Mk.IX has reached a landmark ‘birthday’
Veteran goes flying in Shuttleworth’s Magister
Christian Lamb, a 103-year-old Wren veteran, went flying in the Old Warden-based Magister on Sunday to commemorate a flight she made in 1943
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 161
Welcome to the 161st Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Rostec plots out upgrade plan for Russia’s fifth-gen Su-57 fighter
Vladimir Artyakov, the First Deputy General Director of the Rostec State Corporation, recently told Russian media outlet, Izvestia, that the company plans to have a total of 22 serial-production Su-57 Felon fighters in Russian Aerospace Forces service by 2024
Czech Air Force receives first UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter
The Czech Air Force formally welcomed its first UH-1Y Venom battlefield utility helicopter to Námešt nad Oslavou Air Base in the Czech Republic on August 17, just three weeks after the air arm received its first two AH-1Z Viper gunships
Commercial
Airside tours at Hamburg Airport: Planespotting without fences
The very nature of aviation photography means contending with perimeter fences, however, Hamburg Airport is a little different – it offers airside tours, as Dirk Grothe discovers
Monarch Airlines relaunch: fleet, launch date and USP details revealed
Key.Aero reveals further details about the proposed relaunch of Monarch Airlines including fleet strategy, launch date and USP.
MD-90 arrives at Boeing facility for NASA X-66A modification
A McDonnell Douglas MD-90 has been ferried to a Boeing facility where it will be modified to test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) concept as part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.
Flight Simulation
CowanSim’s 222B review
CowanSim has produced an expanding range of helos for both X-Plane and MSFS platforms. In this review, we take a closer look at its rendition of the Bell 222 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Integrating add-ons in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Sim Update 12 for Microsoft Flight Simulator improved how third-party add-ons interacted within the simulator. In this feature, we look at how to integrate Flybywire’s A320 with Navigraph Charts while using GSX and FS LTL for an enhanced flight sim experience.
MSFS lands in Romania
MLD Scenery has announced Timisoara International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
