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Historic
HEATH PARASOL’S 80 YEAR PROGRESS
This is the story of a tiny, 80-year-old aeroplane — scarcely the length of a family car — which, despite many mishaps along the way, is the sole UK survivor of a design dating back to the 1920s...
Hurricane ‘found’ at Indian police academy
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Military
Miramar – TOPGUN’s Ancestral Home
TOPGUN was established as the Navy Fighter Weapons School, out of VF-121 at Naval Air Station Miramar. Today, the facility is a key US Marine Corps station
TOPGUN through the ages
The US Navy’s TOPGUN fighter weapons school is marking 50 years of training. Combat Aircraft charts its history and success and finds a center of excellence that is adapting for the future.
A look into Italy's Suppression of Enemy Air Defence Unit: 155 Gruppo
Combat Aircraft Journal recently visited Ghedi Air Base, home to the Italian Air Force’s 155° Gruppo Electronic Warfare Tactical Suppression (ETS), to learn how the Tornado ECR and F-35A Lightning II are training for dangerous enemy radar destruction missions
Commercial
Huge aircraft gets even huger
Bearing a striking resemblance to the aquatic mammal of the same name, the Airbus Beluga just got larger after the ‘XL’ variant joined the fleet earlier this year. Key.Aero examines its origins and details the type’s impressive features
Virgin Atlantic Announces India Return
Crawley-based Virgin Atlantic is set to return to India after a break from flying to the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated travel restrictions.
The unknown aviation economy worth £14m
Ever wondered why some airlines can operate cheap flights to obscure destinations and still make a profit? It’s because there’s a relatively unknown aspect of the aviation industry helping them do it…
Flight Simulation
Boulder City Airport for Prepar3D Released
Orbx has announced 61B Boulder City Municipal Airport for Prepar3D version 4 is out.
PC Pilot Issue 127 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the May/June 2020 issue.
Casablanca For X-Plane Released
Software studio, FSDG has announced Casablanca Airport is now available for X-Plane 11.
