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Inside Stories: Bartered Bombers

João Paulo Moralez and Marcelo Ribeiro reveal the history and curiosities of the Brazilian Air Force’s first jet – the Gloster Meteor. It’s a story that entails trade deals, exploding canopies and even eradicating spiders…

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Above and Beyond: Hugh James

The efforts of transport pilot Hugh ‘Jimmy’ James to save passengers on his aircraft...

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B-17 at 85: Mediterranean Mud-Movers

Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress is most celebrated for its strategic...

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Inside Stories: Beast of the Border

A Russian Sturmovik sent to attack German-held bridges in Norway...

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FlyPast July 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

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Military

USAF to start retiring Joint STARS fleet this year

USAF authorisation has been granted for Air Combat Command and the Georgia ANG to begin divesting its Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS fleet, beginning with four aircraft in FY22

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Flying Visit: USAF B-1B Bomber Task Force Europe deployment

The USAF showcased its indomitable Rockwell B-1B Lancer’s global reach and lethality during its recent Bomber Task Force Europe deployment. Ashley Wallace reports

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Cold War fast jet pilot Ian Black on flying Bosnian night CAP missions

In the second of a two-part feature, noted Cold War fast jet pilot Ian Black takes us back into the war-torn skies of Bosnia as he battles the darkness, deteriorating weather, St Elmo’s Fire and flooded runways

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Commercial

Delta First to be Skywise

Airbus and Delta Air Lines are to form a digital alliance ...

Salvador Secures LCC Service

CHILEAN LOW-COST carrier JetSMART has announced a new route between...

Qatar Eyes Osaka Encore

QATAR AIRWAYS has published plans to link its Doha hub with Osaka/Kansai....

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Gateway to the Goldfields

Situated almost 400 miles east of Perth, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport...

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Fiumicino’s Olympian Effort Rewarded

La Dolce Vita (the good life) has returned to Italy’s largest...

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Flight Simulation

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X-Plane 11.30

Since the launch of X-Plane 11, the platform has been improving at a steady pace. The latest 11.30 version is arguably the largest point release to date, adding new particle effects, a revised ATC voice system, an enhanced flight model and updated systems to name a few.

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Heatblur Simulations’ DCS: F-14A/B Tomcat Preview

I feel the need, the need for speed!

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Expanding X-Plane

Installing add-ons - a hints and tips guide

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