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Historic
What makes the Vulcan so special?
Ben Dunnell, Editor of Aeroplane, and Jamie Ewan, Editor of Aviation News, discuss the Vulcan’s impact on aviation engineering…
The design genius of the Vulcan
What made the Avro Vulcan bomber so far ahead of its time? Designed just five years after the Lancaster, it’s incredible to understand the advancements that were made in such a short time
Your Historic Aviation five-a-day
Kicking off our daily series of historic photographs from our archive, we commemorate 86 years to the day since the Bristol Blenheim took to the air for the first time
Battle of Britain statue found
Leicestershire police have published a plea to find the rightful owner of the 30-year-old commemorative anniversary bust... do you recognise it?
The operational history of Vulcan XH558
She turned out to be the gentle giant at the heart of the Cold War despite much more serious intentions. This is the story of XH558, one of Britain’s most loved and missed aircraft
Military
Swiss Air Force's ADS 15 reconnaissance UAV completes first local flight
A successful first flight in Switzerland has been completed by the Swiss Air Force’s Aufklärungsdrohnensystems 15 (ADS 15, Reconnaissance Drone System 15) at Emmen Air Base
The role of the USAF's U-2 spy plane in monitoring the war in Ukraine
The motto of the U-2 pilots is ‘In God We Trust, All Others We Monitor’. The Dragon Lady has been a key asset in many conflicts, not least the war in Ukraine. Combat Aircraft Journal reports
Photos: ILA Berlin Air Show first glimpse
An initial glimpse of some of the aircraft on static display at the ILA Berlin Air Show on June 21, the day before the event officially opened.
Commercial
Mercure: Dassault’s Wing Messenger
The Dassault Mercure has the sad distinction of probably being the world’s least successful airliner...
Glory Days in New York: JFK in the 1960s
The terraces at New York’s Idlewild Airport, renamed John F Kennedy International in December 1963...
The world’s fastest subsonic airliner you’ve never heard of
At the request of American Airlines, a US manufacturer set out to create the world’s fastest non-supersonic airliner. As Key.Aero reveals, achieving that kind of speed was much harder than it seemed
How many commercial aircraft are in storage?
In part three of our special Global Airline Report, we examine the statistics of storage and break down its various processes to find out which types are the idlest
Flight Simulation
Turbo Porter Takes Flight in X-Plane
Thranda Design has announced the Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter for X-Plane 11 is out.
XP GLJ Model 25 SE v3.0 Ready for Take-Off
Xtreme Prototypes has announced the GLJ Model 25 Special Edition v3.0 is now available.
PC Pilot Issue 128 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the July/August 2020 issue.
