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Historic
Historic Aviation Quiz: Aircraft Identification
How well do you know your aircraft silhouettes? Test your skills on our American types for the RAF…
A Guided Tour of Newark Air Museum!
Join secretary and trustee Howard Heeley as he gives James Peene a guided tour of some of the impressive aircraft collection at Newark Air Museum. Watch the video now!
FlyPast's Alternative Christmas TV schedule
If you’re looking for some alternative viewing ideas to the regular Christmas TV schedule, the FlyPast team offer up a few decidedly left-field suggestions…
FULL INTERVIEW: New officer commanding BBMF Mark ‘Suggs’ Sugden
Are you in the classic post-turkey slump of Christmas Day? Fear not, Key.Aero is here to save the day! Watch the full BBMF C/O Mark 'Suggs' Sugden interview now
How you can help the BBMF survive for years to come
In the final instalment of Key.Aero's interview with Mark 'Suggs' Sugden, the new O/C talks through how the BBMF is funded and what you can do to help the flight stay in the air
Military
Japan receives more E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes
A further two Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes have been delivered by sea to Japan
First ex-USAF F-16C for US Navy’s ‘Fighting Saints’
The first of the former USAF/ANG Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcons to enter service with the US Navy’s Fighter Squadron Composite 13 (VFC-13) ‘Fighting Saints’ was seen at NAS Fallon, Nevada, earlier this month
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 116
Welcome to the 116th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Commercial
Shattered propellers puncture fuselage after Metro snowbank collision
A crew’s failure to complete a checklist led to their Swearingen SA-227 Metro colliding with a snowbank, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB Canada) has found
Power progression: The evolution of airliner powerplants
Recent incidents have put the safety of airliner engines into focus but, as expert Professor Pericles Pilidis tells Tom Batchelor, new developments point to a cleaner, greener future
Snapshot: Going spare
Qantas may have been the last airline to transport a spare engine using an underwing pod, but the Australian flag carrier and its Boeing 747s were by no means the first to employ the turbojet or turbofan transportation tactic
Shims: The thin end of Boeing’s wedge
Boeing turned to the 787 Dreamliner for stability while its 737 MAX and 777X programmes weathered high-profile storms amid the global pandemic. But the 787 has since found itself on shaky ground, says Richard Schuurman
Cosmic carrier: Inside Virgin Orbit's Boeing 747
Is this the most unusual use for the Boeing 747 yet? Robin Evans speaks to Virgin Orbit chief test pilot and seasoned jumbo jockey Kelly Latimer about using the Queen of the Skies to get to space
Flight Simulation
Aerosoft’s CRJ 550/700
Almost seven months to the day after the launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator, the long wait for a complex, airline category add-on came to an end in March when Aerosoft released its CRJ 550/700. Let’s take a look at this exciting release.
Just Flight’s PA-28R Arrow III
We take a look at the first GA aircraft from the Just Flight team designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Building a 737 Home Cockpit
Joe Lavery explains how he made the centre pedestal and highlights some of the challenges, such as fitting the radio equipment and the emergency engine fire handles.
