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HangarTalk

Comment on historic aviation by the chief executive of the UK’s...

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“A damned interesting trip, but I wouldn’t want to do it again”

The verdict of one Lancaster pilot sums up Operation ‘Paravane’ well. In fact, September 1944’s strike on the German battleship Tirpitz, mounted from the USSR, did rather more damage than first thought — though Nos 9 and 617 Squadrons would have to attack it again

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SAUNDERS-ROE ROCKET FIGHTERS

A period model of the cancelled Saunders-Roe SR177 interceptor...

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TECH SUPPORT

A 1947 visit to rural Buckinghamshire, and the engineering specialists...

HELICOPTER MUSEUM EXPANSION GATHERS PACE

The nearly complete, smart new entrance building at The Helicopter...

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M28 Special Operations Multi-Role Aircraft unveiled

PZL Mielec and Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) unveiled the first prototype of its newest M28 Special Operations Multi-Role Aircraft (SOMA), also known as the MC-145B Coyote on October 26

Seymour Johnson F-15s head to Romania and Bulgaria

USAF Boeing F-15E Strike Eagles from the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, arrived at Borcea Air Base, Romania, and Graf Ignatievo AB in Bulgaria on October 18, all in support of operation Castle Forge

Norwegian Air Force F-35As carry out first live Intercept

Fourth and fifth generation aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) intercepted a large group of Russian aircraft on October 27. This was the first ever live intercept carried out by RNoAF F-35As in their own airspace

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Commercial

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Final Next-Generation Jet Completed

JOE G WALKER Boeing has test-flown the very last 737-800 Next-Generation...

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MHI to Acquire CRJ Programme

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Bombardier have entered...

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MRO

The latest news from maintenance, repair and overhaul providers...

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On the Flight Deck with Captain Dave

Immediately familiar to #avgeeks across the globe, Captain Dave...

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A321XLR Steals Paris Show

News Review • Paris Air Show 2019 AIRBUS HAS dominated...

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Flight Simulation

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Cockpit Building

Time to assemble… Trial-fitting the displays in the backing...

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Flight Sim Q&A

You’ve got the questions? We’ve got the answers! HINTS...

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Innsbruck for Aerofly FS2

Orbx start to populate the world of Aerofly FS SCENERY ADD-ON...

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