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Historic
STOP PRESS: Council sounds death knell for Cornwall museum
Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre faced with aircraft exhibits being scrapped after “utterly disgraceful” local authority ultimatum
Playing it cool: why were annular radiators tested on the Typhoon and Tempest?
In trying to improve cooling on its liquid-cooled Sabre engine, Napier felt a different concept could work wonders
Stow Maries gets Tabloid from RAF Museum
Crowdfunding campaign secures move of replica First World War aircraft to Essex aerodrome
Museum seeks funding to complete hangar project
The Helicopter Museum, in Weston-super-Mare, is looking for donations to help it finish a new display hangar
Military
Indian Navy opts for Rafale over F/A-18E/F to replace Fulcrum fleet
New Delhi has formally announced the selection of the Rafale Marine (M) multi-role fighter to replace the Indian Navy’s ageing Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29K/KUB Fulcrum-D fleet, marking a major export boost for Dassault Aviation and another loss for Boeing’s continued push to sell more F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
Commercial
Neo opportunities for Virgin Atlantic
Airliner World’s Craig West joined Virgin Atlantic’s inaugural service to the Floridian city of Tampa to find out first-hand how the carrier’s new Airbus A330neo stacks up against the competition.
CPK's project giants revealed
The company Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is in the process of selecting and signing contracts with key suppliers, from the point of view of the new CPK airport construction.
Icelandair reveals NEW US destination
The flag carrier has unveiled plans for a new addition to its routemap from the Midwestern United States. Find out which city now…
Atlas Air takes delivery of penultimate Boeing 747
The end of the Boeing 747 era has moved one step closer following the delivery of the second to last airframe.
ATR turboprops to Uzbekistan
A new regional airline called Silk Avia is to acquire Franco-Italian-built turboprops. Read more here…
Flight Simulation
Aerobask’s Epic Victory review
Many X-Plane pilots will be familiar with the Aerobask team. In this review, we fly their Very Light Jet – the Epic Victory for X-Plane 12.
Air Combat Simulation - Part 1
Welcome to the start of a new series on aerial combat. Over the next few lessons, we will cover subjects including fighter aircraft types, situational awareness, tactics and aerial gunnery. For this first instalment, we focus on a topic that is seldom discussed: the psychology of air combat.
Noorduyn Norseman takes flight in MSFS
Big Radials has announced the Noorduyn Norseman for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
