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Sand 'Phrogs': An interview with a former USMC CH-46 pilot
The revered CH-46 helicopter proved to be an invaluable asset during the Iraq War. Former US Marine Corps pilot, Major Kurt ‘Buzzard’ Miller, speaks with Key.Aero about his experience of the venerable ‘Phrog’ and the challenges of desert flying
Team Cyborg: Exploring DARPA's ALIAS program
Combat aircraft teaming is to become a combination of human and hardware, as Key.Aero explores...
The low-down of operating an RAF Hercules tactical transport
The RAF has more than 60 years of experience flying the Hercules, but as No 47 Squadron Flt Lt Peter Marshall explains, the key to effective, safe operations is constant practice
Have Glass: Making the F-16 less observable
You can’t turn an F-16 into a stealth fighter, it will always show up on enemy radar, but by reducing its radar signature, you can make it a lot less visible. We explain how the USAF has set about doing just that
Saudi Arabian National Guard orders additional UH-60Ms
Sikorsky has been awarded a US$99.89m contract modification to produce and deliver 25 additional modified UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to the Saudi Arabian National Guard
Berlin Brandenburg Open for Business
The latest German destination to be released by Aerosoft is Airport Berlin Brandenburg for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Ilyushin’s Il-112V transport resumes flight testing
Russia’s Ilyushin Il-112V light military transport has resumed flight testing after the first prototype took to the air again from the VASO Aviation Plant airfield in Voronezh on March 30
The only remaining division of the original Pan Am still operating today
Since its bankruptcy in 1991, the iconic American carrier has been missed by many. But there is one last remaining division that survived and is still operating to this day, as Key.Aero details
How the end came for the Junkers Ju 52
The Junkers Ju 52/3m had formed the backbone of the Deutsche Lufthansa fleet since 1932. When war broke out, the German flag-carrier had to put itself at the disposal of the Reich, but despite the loss of many aircraft it still operated a reduced network with the tri-motors at its core — until, in 1945, the end became inevitable...
The Marvellous Moynet Jupiter
Fighter and test pilot, member of parliament, government minister, racing driver… André Moynet was a man of many talents. No wonder that when he came up with a light executive aircraft, it was decidedly out-of-the ordinary. Thanks to an outstanding restoration effort, one of the two flying examples is now back in the air...
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