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Boeing 787 Dreamliner

This week on Key.Aero we present a range of articles on the groundbreaking Boeing 787 Dreamliner. A range of innovations has helped the Dreamliner secure a huge number of orders and the aircraft has been an undoubted success for Boeing.

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WORKSHOP: The Race Is On...

…to complete a replica of the 1927 Schneider Trophy-winning Supermarine S5...

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Battle of Britain at 80: Why no Whirlwind?

"I cannot carry any passengers.".That was the damning assessment of ACM Sir Hugh Dowding...

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Battle of Britain at 80: Pick Your Battle

The Battle of Britain that ended up being fought bore little relation...

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Battle of Britain at 80: Flying Hurricane R4118

When James Brown bought Hurricane I R4118, being to fly this Battle of Britain combat veteran himself was a well-formed plan, but still a long way off. Now, he’s doing just that. This is the story of how he’s gone about it

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AEROPLANE MEETS... Mike Searle

He flew the last airworthy Sunderland, he raced a Spitfire...

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Military

Brazil moves to acquire the V-BAT drone

Shield AI has announced that it has signed a contract with VSK Tactical, through reseller and facilitator Contingent Global, to provide Brazil with V-BAT 128 unmanned aircraft systems

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Analysis: The UK’s Defence Space Strategy

The publication of the UK Defence Space Strategy adds more substance to the often-ephemeral claims of the country's ambitions in space, although questions as to what difference it can make remain

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USAF issues RfI for replacement F-35 engine

The US Air Force fires the starting gun for a head-to-head contest to up-engine the USAF’s F-35A Joint Strike fighter between the General Electric XA-100 and Pratt & Whitney XA-101 powerplant

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Commercial

Fuelling change in aviation

As scrutiny over the global aviation industry’s impact on the environment intensifies...

Middle of the market: the Boeing NMA conundrum

Hundreds of Airbus A321XLRs have been sold for the so-called ‘middle of the market’. With airlines decisively backing the European aircraft, Mark Broadbent questions where this leaves Boeing’s plans for an all-new alternative.

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Airliner World March 2020

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Blended-Wing Breakthrough for Airbus MAVERIC Team

Airbus has unveiled its “blended wing body” prototype, the basis of which could offer significant fuel savings versus existing technology and overhaul the onboard passenger experience.

3D Printing Milestone for Pratt & Whitney

In what is being described as a first for the commercial MRO sector, Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has revealed the “industrialisation” of 3D printing for its aircraft engine components.

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Flight Simulation

Falcon 50 touches down in X-Plane

Carenado has announced that the FA50 Ex for X-Plane 11 has been...

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Challenging Airports Annecy - France (LFLP)

Tucked away in the eastern corner of France, the city of Annecy is on the doorstep of the high Alps to the east, with the gorgeous namesake Lake Annecy to the southeast.

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Colimata’s Concorde

The Supersonic icon for X-Plane 11

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