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Historic
’FIVE’ VERSUS THE LIGHTNING
Donald Nijboer describes how the Spitfire Mk.V clashed with Macchi’s C.202 Folgore for supremacy over Malta in 1942
THAT’S THE SPIRIT
Mike Tate relates just some of the epic story surrounding John Norman’s Spirit of St. Louis reproduction...
Freedom Fighter
Rolf Stibbe relays the story of former South Vietnamese Air Force aviator Major Trinh Tranh Chau ...
MILLIONAIRES AT WAR
Kathleen Hanser reveals how privileged Yale University students formed the first US naval aviation unit during World War One
Military
UK assumes risk of F-35B loss every 30,000 hours
The crash of a UK F-35B Lightning II fighter during take-off from the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) in the Mediterranean Sea recently came only one-third of the way into the planned for risk of loss of an airframe, based on fleet flight hours conducted
New Thai T-6TH Texan II fleet nears production completion
TEXTRON AVIATION Defense announced on November 18 that the fleet of 12 Beechcraft T-6TH Texan IIs ordered for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is nearing manufacturing completion and surpassing technical inspection milestones ahead of schedule at its Wichita, Kansas, facilities.
Everything you need to know about the B-21 Raider ahead of its roll-out
The USAF's new long-range strategic stealth bomber, the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, is set to reshape the service's global strike force later this decade. We reveal what is known so far about this next-generation bomber ahead of its formal roll-out next year
Commercial
Embraer Praetor 600 deliveries begin
EMBRAER ANNOUNCED on June 24, 2019, that it has delivered the...
Eurofighter plans long-term future
Plans to ensure the viability of the Eurofighter Typhoon until...
Flight Simulation
Warrior II for X-Plane 11
Just Flight has informed us that its in-house development team has produced a new Warrior II for X-Plane 11.
Aerosoft's Mega Airport London Heathrow professional
Europe’s Busiest Airport SCENERY ADD-ON FOR PREPAR3D V.4...