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Historic
Argentine and German museums collaborate on Ju 52 project
Argentina’s Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica (MNA) has received a boost in its bid to restore Junkers Ju 52/3mge 4043, an aircraft that once served the Argentine Air Force (FAA) as T-158.
Restoration report: Curtiss Kittyhawk pulled from Russian lake
Pulled from a Russian lake in 1997, a Curtiss Kittyhawk has returned to the sky over New Zealand. Gavin Conroy reports on the lengthy restoration of this combat veteran
Historic Aviation Quiz
Test your knowledge of Historic Aviation with this week's quiz! Let us know what score you get!
D-Day Douglas C-47A for Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
In mid-March 2022, the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) at Old Sarum in Salisbury took delivery of the surviving nose section of Douglas C-47A-25-DK 42-93510.
Car maker Opel’s 1929 publicity stunt to fly world’s first rocket-powered aircraft
In 1929 a German car manufacturer, a brilliant aircraft designer and a rocket pioneer together created and flew the world’s first rocket-powered aircraft
Military
Mil Mi-24 and Mi-35 Hind family reviewed
Known as the world’s most numerous attack helicopter, the Mi-24/35 Hind is still in production in Russia, with a series of upgrades and continuing interest from operators. Alexander Mladenov reports
Germany to send Patriot air defence battery to Ukraine
Following last month’s announcement that the US government would supply a Patriot air defence battery to Ukraine, the White House revealed on January 5 that Germany will also donate one of its own systems to the war-torn country
Commercial
AerCap buys GECAS
Irish lessor AerCap has acquired GECAS in a transaction that makes it the industry’s largest leasing company
How Gatwick plans to use northern runway for expansion
Could using an existing runway at Gatwick help ease London’s air capacity problems? Gordon Smith visited the West Sussex site to find out more
Ditched Transair 737 recovered from ocean floor
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced that major components of a Boeing 737-200 freighter which ditched in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii in July have been recovered.
Utah academics battle space debris with magnets
A team of academics is using magnets to tackle the increasingly pressing problem of space debris
UAE repurposing for Emirates’ first A380
Emirates has signed a contract with UAE-based Falcon Aircraft Recycling to upcycle and recycle its first retired A380 aircraft
Flight Simulation
Mega Airport Ben Gurion Released
Aerosoft has announced Mega Airport Ben Gurion for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now availa
Asobo’s Junkers Ju 52
As the availability of new scenery and aircraft add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator via its Marketplace continues to accelerate, we take the opportunity to review an Asobo release of a historic classic of the 1930s, the Junkers Ju 52.
iniBuilds’ Airbus A300-600
For flight simulation, the A300-600 has been missing, until now. Step up iniBuilds, with its A300-600R add-on for X-Plane 11. Can an A320 pilot like myself fly the old girl? Will I be able to navigate the steam dials and can I cope with the yoke? Let’s find out.
