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Historic
Aeroplane Classics: the Sopwith Dove
It’s often described as an offshoot of the Pup, while the Snipe made a contribution to it. The reality, though, is that the Sopwith Dove is an aircraft type all of its own...
Lancaster Anniversary Quiz
It's the 80th Anniversary of the Avro Lancaster this week - so what could be better than a quiz dedicated to the bomber?
The history of the Avro Lancaster
Developed from the flawed Avro Manchester, the Lancaster went on to become Bomber Command’s weapon of choice. As its 80th birthday nears, Key.Aero looks back at the famous bomber’s evolution and service career
Military
Precision timing: Exploring smart bomb technologies
The use of air-to-ground missiles is becoming increasingly difficult as trends in the proliferation of modern integrated air defence systems and layered defences present greater challenges for their successful deployment
First two Swiss AF Hermes 900s delivered
Switzerland's arms procurement agency, armasuisse, announced on April 29 that the Swiss Air Force has taken delivery of the first two Elbit Hermes 900 HFE UAVs of the Aufklärungsdrohnensystems (ADS 15 – Reconnaissance Drone System) at Emmen Air Base, Switzerland.
Commercial
inter airport Europe rescheduled to Nov 2021
Mack Brooks Exhibitions, organiser of the inter airport events,...
Etihad introduces Wellness Ambassadors
To reassure passengers travelling during the COVID-19 crisis,...
Heathrow picks Vanderlande as its strategic baggage partner in 10-year deal
Vanderlande has been formally selected as Heathrow Airport’s...
Flight Simulation
Leeds Bradford for Prepar3D
The latest UK destination by Orbx is EGNM Leeds Bradford Airport for Prepar3D version 4.
PC Pilot Issue 126 Downloads
Specially selected freeware and videos of flight sims reviewed in the March/April 2020 issue.
DCS World 2.5.6 Open Beta Out Now
Eagle Dynamics (ED) has announced the initial release of 2.5.6 to Open Beta is now available.
