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”I cannot think of a kinder man”

LINDSEY WALTON Just one of the many tributes paid to Lindsey...

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The GUST CHASERS

Among the many strings to the de Havilland Mosquito’s bow,...

Flying Heritage Me 262 emerges

The Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum (FHCAM) Messerschmitt...

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Q&A

Are you seeking the answer to a thorny aviation question, or...

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AEROPLANE DATABASE

McDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4K/M PHANTOM The fi rst pre-production...

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Military

New Zealand retires first P-3K2 Orion

The Royal New Zealand Air Force retired its first Lockheed P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft on September 24, after 55 years of operational service

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Kratos goes public with Air Wolf jet-powered drone

San Diego-based drone-maker, Kratos, is developing a small, jet-powered drone that manned aircraft would be able to launch mid-flight in order to extend their sensor and, potentially, weapons range

Second Boeing 737 arrives in the UK for Wedgetail conversion

A second Boeing 737 has been delivered to the UK for conversion to E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 airborne early warning and control configuration for the RAF

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Commercial

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In brief

Airlines that do not offer in-flight entertainment on board their...

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Science Museum offers classic airliners for loan

NEWS THE LATEST IN AVIATION HERITAGE Lockheed Constellation...

Setting a transatlantic course

WestJet introducing Boeing 787-9s on routes to Europe from Calgary,...

Improved Systems Supporting Tomorrow’s Warfighter

The Ministère des Armées is investing heavily to ensure Rafale...

Testing Gripen E

Aircraft 39-8 releases a drop tank during a stores separation...

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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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