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Sturmovik repainted as work continues at Pima Air Museum

THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE The always impressive...

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Just a SPROG pilot

POST WAR DAKOTA ADVENTURE HAVING BEFRIENDED FORMER RAF PILOT...

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Naval Runabout

The RAF wasn’t the only military operator of the Dragon Rapide...

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Hurricane Heaven at Shuttleworth Airshow

The Shuttleworth Collection’s Military Airshow cemented its place in both aviation record books and folklore with no fewer than seven Hawker Hurricanes attending. Jamie Ewan reports

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PIONEERING SPIRIT

SAUNDERS–ROE SKEETER The Saunders-Roe Skeeter was a post-war...

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Military

Eielson AFB F-35s take part in air-to-air weapons evaluation

The 356th Fighter Squadron (FS) made history as the first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II squadron in the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) to take part in an air-to-air weapons evaluation

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New Malaysian Navy AW139s test flying

Two Leonardo AW139 maritime operations helicopters (MOH) destined for Tentaru Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM – Royal Malaysian Navy) service have recently been test flying in Italy while being prepared for delivery.

Indonesia receives second new-build NC212i transport

A new NC212i light transport aircraft has been delivered to the Indonesian Air Force by PT Dirgantari Indonesia (PTDI)

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Commercial

Norwegian AW101s

MILITARY NORWEGIAN AW101 Ian Harding details how Leonardo...

Airbus corporate helicopter sales and deliveries

Alfie Best’s ACH130, appropriately registered G-IPSE, is painted...

Heads up

UNMANNED TRAFFIC management (UTM) is an increasingly prominent...

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ePassport Gates Extended

THE UK government has expanded the use of ePassport gates to...

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Forest-themed West Pier Opened at Helsinki

AIRPORT OPERATOR Finavia has opened the first phase of its forestthemed...

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Flight Simulation

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Miami Intl Airport

Gateway to the Caribbean

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DCS: AJS-37 Viggen

Leatherneck Simulations raises the bar DCS: AJS-37 VIGGEN...

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Back to Basics Stage 1 – Lesson 4

Angle of attack, balanced flight and using...

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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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."