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Historic
LEATHERNECK SPOTTER
When Thomas Kattinger asked for his venerable Piper L-4 Cub to be restored in blue...
NUCLEAR ’SNIFFERS’
Lennart Berns describes how the Swedish Air Force repurposed its J 32B jet fighters...
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 81
Welcome to the 81st Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Portugal prepares for the arrival of KC-390 at Beja Air Base
As the Portuguese Air Force prepares for the scheduled arrival of its first Embraer KC-390 in March 2023, work is underway on the infrastructure at Base Aérea 11/Beja Air Base, the selected home of the new transport aircraft
USAF retires first E-8C JSTARS
RETIREMENT OF the US Air Force’s fleet of 16 E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft officially got underway on February 10, when the first of these aircraft departed from its home at Robins Air Force, Base, Georgia, for the final time.
Commercial
Virgin sim where dreams take flight
It’s not every day a teenager gets to handle the controls of an Airbus A350-1000...
Blending virtual and real worlds
Augmented reality, holographic displays, synthetic training – the concepts for future fighter aircraft cockpits are pushing the boundaries of technology...
Flight school: Emirates style
Richard Schuurman travels to the Emirates Flight Training Academy in Dubai...
Flight Simulation
DCS: World War II Asset pack update
Eagle Dynamics has added two new vehicles to its DCS: WWII Asset Pack.
REVIEW: Mad Flight Studio’s Spectr-Aero SP-30
It has been a good year for us fans of bush and utility aircraft with many releases for both Prepar3D and X-Plane. Earlier in the year, new X-Plane developer Mad Flight Studio released its unique Spectr-Aero SP-30.