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Historic

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MARK of a Master

IN MEMORY OF MARK HANNA TWENTY YEARS AGO MARK HANNA LOST HIS...

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Submarine Detective

Fairey Gannet This month’s Andy Hay artwork provides examples...

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Restoration work begins on Hawker Typhoon

The rear fuselage of Hawker Typhoon RB396 is being worked on...

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Belgian attraction welcomes Starfighter and Alpha Jet

The First Wing Historic Center at Beauvechain airbase in Belgium...

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ABOVE AND BEYOND

DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS PETER CUNDY GRAHAM PITCHFORK REFLECTS...

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Military

C-130 recovers X-61 UAV mid-flight

During the latest test deployment of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Gremlins programme, an X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicle (GAV) was successfully recovered by a C-130 whilst airborne

Algeria’s first C-130J being readied for delivery

Lockheed Martin is preparing to deliver the first Super Hercules for the Algerian Air Force, which has now been undergoing flight testing for several months from the manufacturer’s facility at Greenville- Donaldson Airport, South Carolina

Lockheed Martin awarded $10.8bn F-22 contract

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $10,8bn indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract on November 5 by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre for Advanced Raptor Enhancement and Sustainment (ARES) for the F-22 Programme Office

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Commercial

From fuels to manufacturing

A new electric aircraft demonstrator, the EcoPulse, was announced...

VH-3Ds support Trump’s UK visit

Sikorsky VH-3D BuNo 159356 departing Southampton airport, having...

Loganair’s ERJs

Loganair is now operating Embraer ERJ145 and ERJ135ER aircraft...

Pumas, Guepards and Rafales

FRANCE After four decades of service, the SA330 Puma...

Water vs fire

PARAPUBLIC VIGILI DEL FUOCO Dino Marcellino reports on aerial...

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Flight Simulation

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Letters

COMMS Dear PC Pilot I am a subscriber to PC Pilot, which...

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Orbx Global South America openLC

Orbx Global South America openLC - A South American Odyssey.

Navigraph Adds Support for the QW 787

Following the release of the latest AIRAC 1711 cycle, Navigraph has announced it now supports the QualityWings Ultimate 787 Collection

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Fairford, United Kingdom

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."