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Historic
FlyPast Podcast Episode 35
For this episode we're joined by Peter Neale, one the friendly and knowledgeable volunteers from the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum based at former RAF Manston...
Simon’s Sircus: The Navy’s Sea Vixen display team
Founded by 892 Naval Air Squadron, Simon’s Sircus was one of many legendary jet display teams to grace British airshows during the 1960s
Military
NAWCAD: Inside the largest military test facility in the US
The largest test facility in the US has a unique approach to its work. Combat Aircraft Journal visits the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) at Patuxent River, Maryland to find out more
Behind the scenes at Tain bombing range
A controller at the Tain Air Weapons Range, Sgt Andy Walker, gives insights into the roles of this Scottish facility and how it has recently expanded its portfolio of customers
Final Airbus A321LR delivered to the Luftwaffe
Lufthansa Technik has delivered the second and final Airbus A321LR strategic transport to the Luftwaffe (German Air Force), following an intensive testing and acceptance programme
Commercial
Commercial Aviation General Knowledge Quiz
This week's commercial aviation quiz will test your 'general knowledge' of the industry. Let us know what score you get!
Has Boeing missed the bus with its NMA?
After being shelved last year, the firm’s CEO earlier this week hinted that the new mid-market aircraft was still on the table. Key.Aero considers whether the Seattle-based giant has been too slow to get the project going and what impact this has had
How the 757 nearly became a three-crew airliner
Bowing to pressure from US pilot unions, the launch customer initially specified the jet needed three crew positions. George Jehn, a former Eastern Air Lines pilot and labour leader tells Key.Aero about the fight he fought to keep the flight engineer on the flight deck
Boeing confirms delay to 777X service entry
As it reported its largest full-year loss in its more than 100-year history, the Chicago-based giant outlined an updated plan for its next-generation widebody
Flight Simulation
Microsoft Flight Simulator - Interview with Asobo Studio and Microsoft
An exclusive interview with Microsoft and Asobo Studio.
FSDreamTeam’s O’Hare International Airport
This latest offering from the FSDreamTeam depicts Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, located 14 miles northwest of Chicago and roughly 12 miles from the eastern shores of Lake Michigan.
Microsoft’s Japan update
We take a look at the world update for MF that includes the whole island nation of Japan, now rendered at a level of detail we’ve never seen before.