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Aeroplane meets Steve Jones

It was no surprise when this outstanding aviator took so readily...

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Four fighting Fairchilds

Even with more than 2,200 Fairchild F-24s built and extensive military service...

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Workshop: Brisfit's’ new clothes

Re-covered and repainted in a smart new scheme, the Shuttleworth Collection's Bristol F2B...

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Armstrong and the Arrowhead

Less than two years after his “one small step”, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong made another trip into the unknown...

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Luftwaffe rising

As Nazi Germany geared up for war, opportunities for the Allies...

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RAF retires BAe 146 to IWM Duxford

The RAF has begun retiring its four British Aerospace BAe 146s, leaving the BAE Systems Hawk as the force's sole remaining British-designed and built type

UAE jets strike Houthi ballistic missile launcher

The UAE moved to strike a purported ballistic missile launcher operated by Houthi militia in Yemen’s Al Jawf on January 24, hours after the UAE’s Ministry of Defence announced the interception of two missiles targeting the Gulf country

The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 78

Welcome to the 78th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here

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Lufthansa Technik

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Bournemouth’s Unusual Links to the Sphinx

In the 1990s and 2000s, Bath Travel and its tour operating arm,...

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KLM A Dutch of Class

Bruce Hales-Dutton reviews a century of the Flying Dutchman,...

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Menzies Scoops Air China Deal

GLOBAL AVIATION logistics specialist, Menzies Aviation has won...

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A Further Frontier

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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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The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

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The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."