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Historic
He opened the Hornet Moth door over the Channel... and refuelled it in mid-air!
For sheer audacity and bravery, this story of a daring World War II escape takes some beating.
Operation Firedog: Last of the Hornets
A pictorial tribute to the last RAF piston-engined fighters in front line service
The incredible engineering of the DH.88 Comet
Just 14 years after de Havilland was founded, they made a wooden aircraft that flew from England to Melbourne in just over 70 hours. As this video shows, the design was a thing of beauty.
The de Havilland Tiger Moth
De Havilland started the 1930s with a reliable training aircraft that would have military use right until the end of the ’50s.
Military
USAF F-22A suffers landing mishap at Eglin AFB
A Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor assigned to the USAF’s 325th Fighter Wing (FW) has been damaged after the fifth-generation air superiority stealth fighter suffered a mishap upon landing at Eglin AFB, Florida, on March 22
Irish Air Corps’ commander on centenary and force’s future
As the Irish Air Corps celebrates its centenary, Chris Croot spoke to Brigadier General Rory O’Connor, General Officer Commanding of the organisation for his thoughts on the milestone and what the future may hold for the force
First UK manufactured V-tail for RAF Protector fitted
A GA-ASI MQ-9B Protector destined for the RAF has been fitted with the first V-tail manufactured on the Isle of Wight by GKN Aerospace
Commercial
Air Hollywood: Flights of Fantasy
The logistics and costs of filming at airports and on board real aircraft mean that most movies, TV shows, music videos and adverts use sets and props for aviation-themed scenes...
Coronavirus: Airlines Scramble for Survival
The Key Publishing commercial aviation team has put together a list of what some of the biggest names have done so far to deal with this rapidly evolving situation. *all information correct of March 16
777X breakthrough for Boeing
After a series of delays, the Boeing 777-9 has finally taken to the skies...
Flight Simulation
Xtreme Prototypes GLJ Model 25 v3 Preview
treme Prototypes has released a sneak peek at the upcoming v3.0 GLJ Model 25 SE.
Traffic Global Released
Just Flight has announced the Windows version of Traffic Global for X-Plane 11 is now available.