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Historic
De Havilland's half-plane, half-helicopter
Meet the Autogiro: built in secret and incorporating some seriously radical thinking for the early 1930s.
Operation Firedog: Last of the Hornets
A pictorial tribute to the last RAF piston-engined fighters in front line service
Tiger Moth pilots used bricks for bomb training!
It was an unlikely way to prepare a pilot for combat – and, as this video shows – it didn’t quite have the desired outcome…
The incredible engineering of the DH.88 Comet
Just 14 years after de Havilland was founded, they made a wooden aircraft that flew from England to Melbourne in just over 70 hours. As this video shows, the design was a thing of beauty.
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 86
Welcome to the 86th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
100 Squadron: RAF's Hawk T1 aggressor unit disbands
After 105 years of service and spending the last two decades as an aggressor unit of the RAF, No 100 Squadron at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, laid down its sword as an operational unit on March 24
Commercial
Baby Boeings in Britain
Boeing scored a big success with its 737-200 twinjet, which gained popularity across the globe. Matt Falcus looks at the UK operators of this early 737.
Coronavirus: Airlines Scramble for Survival
The Key Publishing commercial aviation team has put together a list of what some of the biggest names have done so far to deal with this rapidly evolving situation. *all information correct of March 16
Blending virtual and real worlds
Augmented reality, holographic displays, synthetic training – the concepts for future fighter aircraft cockpits are pushing the boundaries of technology...
Flight school: Emirates style
Richard Schuurman travels to the Emirates Flight Training Academy in Dubai...
Flight Simulation
Challenging Airports - Lukla
When one scans the globe for challenging airports, you would be hard pressed to find one with as many challenges as those presented by Tenzing-Hillary Airport, otherwise known as Lukla.
TrueEarth US Northern California HD for X-Plane
The latest TrueEarth scenery pack to be released by Orbx is US Northern California HD for X-Plane 11.
Challenging Airports - Saint Barthelemy
"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect."- Captain A. G. Lamplugh
