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Historic
Battle of Britain Legend - 303 (Polish) Squadron
Having spent ten years researching their role in the Battle of Britain, Richard King delves into the legend to answer the question: fact or fiction?
Vintage airshow coming to Compton Abbas
Aero Legends are teaming up with the Wiltshire airfield to stage The Golden Age Of Aviation Airshow this August
Recognition for International Bomber Command Centre volunteers
Late last year, volunteers at the IBCC project in Lincolnshire were awarded the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Services
Air Festival returns to the Midlands this summer
From May 31 to June 2, Midlands Air Festival will return to Ragley Hall estate in Warwickshire – with a pyrotechnic finale planned
Keeping the Vulcan ‘howl’ alive… but how do you do it?
Jamie Ewan dropped in on the Vulcan Restoration Trust to get an update on Avro Vulcan B.2 XL426, now that the revered jet is in a new hangar at London’s Southend Airport
Military
US Army axes FARA and UH-60V upgrade in favour of more UH-60Ms, CH-47Fs
The US Army revealed plans to rebalance its aviation modernisation investments on February 8, including the cancellation of its multi-billion dollar Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme – which was set to see a fly-off competition between Bell’s 360 Invictus and Sikorsky’s Raider X offerings in the near future – and also the axing of the service’s plan to upgrade hundreds of Black Hawks to UH-60V standard
Germany to retire Tiger gunships six years earlier than planned
Germany’s Annual Armaments Report – which was published on January 31 – confirmed that Berlin is now bringing forward the planned retirement date for its Tiger UHT attack helicopters by six years from 2038 to 2032
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 181
Welcome to the 181st Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Commercial
What makes ATR regional turboprops so successful
As it approaches four decades since its first flight, ATR’s eponymous aircraft effectively has the regional turboprop market to itself. Alan Dron finds out how it has achieved this
CPK to redefine sustainable aviation
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is drawing attention for its unique approach to environmental management, multimodality and transport integration
Why JetBlue has decided to go transatlantic
The addition of Amsterdam means JetBlue has completed its initial ‘attack’ on Europe, with other flights offered to London and Paris. But what does transatlantic bring to the airline? Richard Schuurman finds out
Developing the Boeing 767 – From drawing board to service
In a recent Key Publishing special magazine on the Boeing 767, David Willis reviewed the conception and development of this successful airliner.
Flight Simulation
Leading Edge Simulations’ DC-3 v2 review
Leading Edge Simulations is renowned for creating highly authentic simulations of classic aircraft for X-Plane. This time, we check out its latest incarnation of the DC-3.
Aberdeen for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Scenery developer AuraScenery has released Aberdeen for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
MiniCockpit’s miniFCU review
In this review, we look at the MiniCockpit's rendition of the K217ABM11 Flight Control Unit found on the Airbus A320neo.
