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Historic
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
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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
Portugal’s SAR AW101 Merlin lifesavers
Covering an area of more than two million square miles, Portugal’s Merlin rescue helicopters have a huge task on their hands. Davide Daverio looks at their vital search and rescue role
USAF bids farewell to final Combat Coyotes
USAF personnel assigned to the 711th Special Operations Squadron at Duke Field, Florida, bid a fond farewell to the PZL-Mielec C-145A Combat Coyote for the final time after a decade of serving Air Force Special Operations Command
New fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter for Ireland’s Garda Air Support Unit
Ireland's Minister for Justice Simon Harris announced on January 3 that €21.5m will be invested into the Garda Air Support Unit (GASU) for an additional helicopter and new fixed-wing aircraft
Commercial
Sustainability testbed tackles contrails
Cambridge-based tech firm Satavia is working with Etihad to explore how to avoid producing contrails
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
Flight Simulation
Glasgow Airport Out Now
Scenery developer, Pyreegue has announced EGPF Glasgow Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
Aerosoft Mehamn Airport Released
Aerosoft has announced Mehamn Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.