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Historic
The 5 Greatest Allied Bombers of World War Two
The Second World War saw the extensive use of bomber aircraft on both sides of the conflict. The Allies fielded a bewildering number of light, medium and heavy bombers – with some more successful than others…
Turbine Times: The Viscount and BEA
With the Vickers Viscount, BEA was the world’s first airline to fly a turbine-powered aircraft...
South American Sojourn Part 2: An Unexpected Journey
Gerry Manning recalls a memorable Ian Allan Aviation Tours trip...
The Birds from Brazil: 40 Years of the Tucano
First flown in 1980, the Embraer EMB-312 Tucano has excelled...
Military
The story behind the USAF's failed E-10A MC2A programme
The Northrop Grumman E-10A Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft was an ambitious program to replace several types with a single model. As we reveal, it proved to be too ambitious and was quickly dropped when the USAF needed funds for higher priority projects
Indian Navy commences P-8I ops from INS Hansa
The Indian Navy has commenced Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft operations from INS Hansa, Goa-Dabolim, after the first two examples arrived at the base on December 30, 2021
Israel moves forward with CH-53K acquisition
Israel’s quest for the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion has moved forward after the Israeli Air Force signed a Letter of Acceptance agreement with the US government on December 30 to purchase the heavy-lift transport helicopter
Commercial
Airbus test pilot reveals what it’s like to stall an airliner
It’s something that airline crews avoid at all costs, but for flight test pilots, stalling is just another part of the job. Key.Aero speaks to Airbus’ Frank Chapman about how big jets handle outside the flight envelope
H130 for Vertex
Airbus will test new onboard equipment on its H130 Flightlab helicopter designed to facilitate navigation and route preparation, automatic take-offs and landings and following a predefined flight path.
Flight Simulation
Deadstick Bush Flight Simulator
An interview with Chris Cheetham, Managing Director of REMEX Software
