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Historic
Great ace 'Bud' Anderson and his original 'Old Crow'
‘Bud’ Anderson will forever be associated with the P-51 Mustangs he named Old Crow. But the first fighter to which ‘Bud’ had that moniker applied was a Bell P-39 Airacobra, and to mark his 100th birthday, a special salute was planned
Historic Aviation Quiz - English Electric Lightning
On par with the Spitfire, Phantom and Vulcan, English Electric’s incredible Lightning is still as popular today as it was half a century ago but how much do you know about it?
English Electric Lighting vs MiG-21 and F-104: Cold War Warriors compared
How did the English Electric Lightning compare with other fast jets in service at the time? The July 2014 issue of FlyPast provided this comparison
‘Pure adrenalin’: what it was like to fly the English Electric Lightning
In the March 2014 issue of FlyPast Ian Black reflected on flying the ‘Ferrari of fighters’ – the English Electric Lightning
Military
What we know so far about Exercise Cobra Warrior 23-1
On Monday March 6, the latest iteration of the biannual Exercise Cobra Warrior (CW23-1) will take place over the skies of the United Kingdom.
Commercial
Maiden African destination for airBaltic unveiled
Latvian-based firm, airBaltic, has made an eye-catching announcement after it revealed today (June 14) plans for its first-ever scheduled connection to Africa.
The complex process of converting passenger airliners to freighters
More airliners are starting second lives as freighters in response to increased demand for cargo aircraft. What aircraft are being repurposed and who is converting them? Mark Broadbent reports
What happened to Sheffield City Airport?
Sheffield City Airport's short life lasted just 11 years beginning in 1997 and ending in 2008. What went wrong and could it reopen? Ben Lovegrove answers these questions and more
CROYDON: London’s ‘first’ hub airport moves to a war footing
While Croydon Airport’s expansion continued apace during an era many dubbed “The Golden Age of Aviation,” the seeds of World War 2 began to take root in Europe. In the penultimate episode in our six part special - featuring rare archived images – the gateway is dramatically set on a very different trajectory
QUIZ: BA's weird and wonderful world tails
It's a quarter of a century since British Airways unleashed its World Images on unsuspecting airports across the globe, but how well can you remember what BA would prefer you forgot?
Flight Simulation
A2A Simulations Interview
In part two of our interview with A2A Simulations' CEO, Scott Gentile, we focus on the hobby side of their business. Scott kindly agreed to talk to us about their upcoming Piper Comanche 250 and we also get his thoughts on the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Rotate Simulations’ MD-11
In this review, we take Rotate Simulation's MD-11 for X-Plane for a spin and see how it measures up.
Back to Basics - Series 4, Lesson 3
For this issue, we continue our in-depth look at the humble NDB and discover some useful techniques that breathe life into this often overlooked navigation aid.
