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Historic
de Havilland 100: School of Excellence
To be able to say you were trained by the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School...
IN PICTURES: The early days of BOAC's Comet 4
In the de Havilland Comet 4, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) had an aircraft able to rejuvenate a bit of national pride in commercial aviation, and to consign to history memories of the disasters that befell the original Comets. In conducting pre-delivery and route-proving flights, BOAC’s new flagships demonstrated their excellent performance to the full — and The Aeroplane was there to document these occasions
Military
RAF completes first drone flight using synthetic fuel
The RAF has marked a new milestone in its journey towards a more sustainable future after it successfully completed a drone flight using synthetic aviation fuel under Project Vermeer
RAF's last BAe 146 CC2 completes final flight
The RAF's sole remaining BAe 146 CC2 (serial ZE700) carried out its final flight on March 17, performing flypasts over multiple airfields before arriving in MOD St Athan, where it will be preserved at the nearby South Wales Aviation Museum
Leonardo M-346 crashes
At approximately 1200hrs on March 16, a Leonardo M-346 training aircraft crashed over Colico in Northern Italy
Commercial
Tu-154 Tupolev’s Trijet Airliner
The Tupolev Tu-154 trijet was a workhorse of Aeroflot in the 1970s and 1980s...
Yak-40: The USSR’s regional jet
The Yak-40 brought jet travel to the remoter parts of the Soviet Union...
Ilyushin Il-86: First Soviet widebody
Alexander Mladenov and Krassimir Grozev examine the Il-86’s development and servcice career...
Room with a view: Paris
Michael Kelly reveals the photographic opportunities
from a hotel at one of the world’s busiest airports...
Flight Simulation
Carenado B120 Upgraded
Chilean developer, Carenado has released version 1.3 of the B120 for FSX and Prepar3D.
New Swiss Destination from Orbx Incoming
Orbx has announced a Swiss Alpine destination, Samedan, is in the works for FSX and Prepar3D.
London Gatwick for FSX and Prepar3D
Scenery developer, JennaSoft has announced London Gatwick (EGKK) for FSX and Prepar3D is now available.
