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The rise and fall of the Semiquaver
Shortly after the trans-Atlantic episode, Martinsyde drafted a new machine, this time a racing aeroplane...
The Last Lightning Show
RAF Binbrook’s final public salute to the service’s most dramatic jet fighter proved a virtual wash-out, but who cared?
HURRICANE SCHOOL
Ever wondered how it's possible to sustain a private warbird operation long into the future, and provide a flow of new pilots to fly it safely? The operators of Battle of Britain veteran Hawker Hurricane I V7497 believe they have the answer
de Havilland Mosquito: a race for the Bendix Trophy
In the brave new post-war world of the cross-country Bendix Trophy air race, surely the rapid and reliable de Havilland Mosquito would offer competitors a winning combination? Not so...
The pro's and cons of the Me 163
No-one was in any doubt as to the Me 163’s exceptionally dangerous characteristics...
(Tiger) Nine Lives
There are two nine-ship display acts on the British circuit — one the Red Arrows, the other the Tiger Nine. We joined the Tiger Moth-equipped outfit, and discovered an operation just as professional as its military counterpart
Italo Balbo's epic Brazilian flight
Today the name Balbo is synonymous with large formation flights. In late 1930 and early 1931, from Italy to Brazil, there took place the first of the aerial voyages that made it so...
Aeroplane meets Tim Manna
Work in the City brought this former US Navy P-3 Orion pilot to Britain — and the historic aircraft scene can be thankful it did...
Two men in a Martinsyde
Everyone remembers Alcock, Brown and their Vickers Vimy, but they had many rivals in the race to fly the Atlantic first — and the one-off Martinsyde Raymor, named after its two pilots, was among them...
Aeroplane Datafile: Me 163 Komet
Despite being selected for Me 163 pilot training, Josef Kurz never got to fly the type under rocket power before the war ended. Much later, having become a very seasoned gliding exponent, he decided to build an airworthy Komet replica...
A very special Tiger Moth
More than 3,400 Tiger Moths were turned out by the Morris Motors factory at Cowley in Oxford during wartime. Many still survive. But few, if any, can quite boast the background of David Cyster’s example...
The amazing story of maverick siblings Luis and Ruth Fontés
Luis and Ruth Fontés, brother and sister, hit the headlines for their motorsport and air racing exploits during the 1930s — and not always for the right reasons...
The Me 163 in service
The Komet’s combat career was brief, but deadly — for both sides. Aeroplane delves into the service life of the Me 163
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ delayed yet again
Want to find out what happens to Tom Cruise’s character Maverick in the long-awaited sequel? Well, you’ll have to wait even longer…
New life for former US Army C-23B+ Sherpas
Three former US Army Short C-23B+ Sherpas have recently departed from storage with the 309th AMARG at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Destined for a new life in civilian hands, the aircraft follow four others that left this year
Bringing Concorde to a new generation
Key.Aero chats to retired flight attendant Sandie Petch about the wonders of the iconic supersonic aircraft
Russia signs Tu-95MS, MiG-31 upgrade contracts
Modernisation contracts were signed at the international military and technical forum 'Army-2021', held at Kubinka Air Base near Moscow from August 22-28, for the Russian Aerospace Force’s MiG-31 fighter-interceptors and Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers
Cherokee Six Takes Flight in X-Plane
AeroSphere Simulations has released the Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six B for X-Plane 11.
Frankfurt’s freighter farewell
As Lufthansa Cargo says goodbye to its last MD-11F, Andreas Spaeth travels to the German hub to hear from those who flew the venerable trijet
Qatar's first PC-24 enters final assembly
Pilatus Aircraft is progressing well with manufacture of the first of two Qatar Emiri Air Force PC-24 Super Versatile Jets. The first aircraft appeared outside at the factory on Stans Airfield, Switzerland, on September 1
Qatari Hawks arrive at RAF Leeming
The arrival of the first two Qatar Emiri Air Force Hawk Mk167s at their new home of RAF Leeming, UK, where they will form part of a joint UK-Qatari fast-jet training squadron, marks the latest step in a burgeoning airborne relationship between the two countries
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