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Adapting a winning design

TECHNICAL DETAILS CAC AVON SABRE The metal frame mock-up used...

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Boscombe Down Comet cockpit section restored

Volunteers at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection (BDAC) have...

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Work continues on Australian Beaufort project

The Beaufort Restoration Project is continuing to make good progress...

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Storch returns to the skies in Norway

Fieseler fi156 Storch LN-WNS (Werknr 1816) made its first postrestoration...

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NORTHERN Exposure

Bill Cahill profiles the vital work of photo-recce Phantoms in...

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Military

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UK funds next-gen AESA radar for RAF Typhoons

On September 3, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced it had awarded BAE Systems and Leonardo a £317m contract to develop a next-generation radar for the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.

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The Last Operators of the F-4 Phantom

The sun is setting on the mighty McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II as operator numbers continue to decrease. Key.Aero takes a look at which nations still operate this military aviation icon

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USMC F-35Bs arrive at RAF Marham

Ten USMC-operated Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs from VMFA-211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ arrived at RAF Marham in Norfolk, UK, on September 3.

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Commercial

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Japan’s triple seven

The first Boeing 777-3SB(ER) for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force...

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Communication junction boxes

Bob Archer provides an overview of the US Air Force fleet of...

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Jamaican Defence Force Bell 429s

Jamaican Defence Force Bell 429 JDF H-37, one of two delivered...

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Autonomous synchronised flight tests

Boeing has successfully completed synchronised UAV light tests...

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Tejas’ milestones, Malaysia’s Sukhoi serviceability and Singapore’s new tanker

ASIA INDIA’S LONG-WINGED HAL Tejas Light Combat Aircraft...

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Harrison Township, United States

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Corby, United Kingdom

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Midlands Air Festival

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Alcester, United Kingdom

The main flying displays the organisers say will be on Saturday and Sunday. The event website also says: "Join us again for our fantastic classic air display in the stunning grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate. There will be a wide array displays including Warbirds, Classic Jets, Helicopters, amazing high energy aerobatics, aerial ballet, flying circus and some of the largest radio controlled models in the world, that are so big you can almost climb into them!
"There will also be parachute display teams plus the chance to get up close and personal to some of our display aircraft which will be landing on site on our own dedicated runway! Our flying display will be an exciting and entertaining mix, with even a small section dedicated to our younger visitors."

Wings Over Whiteman 2024 Air and Space Show

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Whiteman AFB, United States

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Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "On the ground, in the air, and even in the clothes you wear! Step back into summer 1940 at the Battle of Britain Air Show and see historic Duxford come to life."

Meeting Aérien ‘Le Temps des Hélices’

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La Ferté-Alais, France

The event website states: "Every morning, the public can get closer to the planes via the static exhibition and interact with the pilots and mechanics...The afternoon is specially dedicated to flight presentations with a show lasting more than 5 hours including around a hundred aircraft flying in the skies of Essonne. The show unfolds through thematic scenes the history of aeronautics, from the time of the pioneers to the latest generation of civil and military aircraft."

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