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Historic
FlyPast Podcast Episode 25
This week, we chat with that.spifire.bird AKA Jo Rogers, part of the volunteer groundcrew at Aero Legends...
WATCH: Inside 1951’s biggest air show!
Aeroplane Editor Ben Dunnell talks you through the amazing show programme from the 70-year-old Hendon event...
Step Back in Time to the Early Days of RAF Hercules
Aeroplane magazine was invited to a press event in 1967 to hear how the RAF was introducing the Lockheed Hercules into service.
Military
Argentine Army receives tenth modernised AB206B1
Argentina’s Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) delivered the latest modernised Agusta Bell AB206B1 JetRanger to the Argentine Army on July 8
Indian Navy commissions two new Dhruv ALH Mk III squadrons
Two new Indian Navy squadrons have recently been commissioned to operate the HAL Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk III
Chad becomes second African nation to opt for Hürkuş
Chad will become the second African nation to acquire the new-generation Hürkuş basic trainer aircraft from Turkish Aerospace Industries, after the company confirmed that an undisclosed number of examples had be sold to the country at the Farnborough International Airshow, which was held from July 18-22
Commercial
BREAKING: BA retro Landor and BOAC 747s to be saved
British Airways’ last two remaining retro-liveried Boeing 747s are to be saved from the scrapheap after the flag carrier revealed new homes have been found.
How far does one 747 fly every month? You’ll be surprised…
Criss-crossing the globe, the Boeing 747 has a range of nearly 9,000 miles, but how far does one typically fly in a month? Key.Aero tracked a KLM jumbo throughout November to find out where it visited and how many miles it covered
Chinese 737 and A320 competitor nearly ready
China’s answer to the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, the COMAC C919, is edging ever closer to certification
A look back at 2021: Smart shopping
Airport retail has been hit hard by COVID-19, but retail operators are fighting back, armed with everything from bots to virtual reality, as Tara Craig reports
Which airlines use Russia’s version of the 757?
Russia’s answer to the Boeing 757 – the Tupolev Tu-204 – didn’t achieve quite the same commercial success as its American counterpart. Key.Aero investigates which carriers are still using it
Flight Simulation
Just Flight's A300B4-200 Interview
In Part 1 of our interview with Just Flight, published in the previous issue, we discussed the work that the team had done on their 146 Professional. In this, the second part of the interview, Just Flight’s head of development, Martyn Northall talks about the upcoming A300B4-200.
Baron's Combat Corner: Flying and fighting in the P-51 Mustang
We discuss the attributes of the North American P-51 Mustang and why it has earned a reputation as the best all-round US fighter to have served in World War Two.
oliXsim’s Lockheed Lodestar Model 18
In this review, we take a nostalgic look at a classic of the 1940s as we explore oliXsim’s Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar for X-Plane 11.
