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120 Years of Powered Flight

To mark the 120th anniversary of the first powered flight by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903, this week we bring you content featuring ground-breaking aircraft that have been at the forefront of aeronautical innovation

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Historic

First Hawk arrives at Old Sarum

Forty years after its first flight, Hawk XX154 settles into its...

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TUPOLEV Tu-134

Given the NATO reporting name ‘Crusty’, the twin-jet Tu-134...

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WHEELS WITHIN

It was the result of a bet: could an Austin A40 travel around...

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P187: MACH 2 LONG-RANGE INTERCEPTOR

DATAFILE In January 1955, specification F155T was issued for...

Peruvian NA-50 to fly for bicentennial

At Las Palmas Air Base, just south of Lima, Peru, the world’s...

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Military

Japanese military pilots to be trained in Italy

In addition to Qatar and Germany, Japan has now agreed to send its military pilots to the Italian Air Force’s and Leonardo’s International Flight Training School (IFTS) for operational training

RAF A400M is air-to-air refuelled for the first time

A RAF Airbus A400M Atlas C1, serial ‘ZM406’, has been refuelled whilst airborne for the first time. This milestone was achieved during recent trials conducted by 206 Squadron. The squadron is the test and evaluation squadron for heavy aircraft of the UK defence stationed at RAF Brize Norton, Oxford

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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Commercial

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IAG Annoucement Eases MAX Pain

News Review • Europe PROSPECTS FOR Boeing’s embattled...

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Irkut MC-21 Deliveries Delayed

LAUNCH CUSTOMER, Aeroflot will now not take delivery of its first...

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Middle East Airlines

Middle East Airlines (MEA) has signed a firm order for four Airbus...

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EVA Air Receives First 787-10

News Review • Asia/Pacific (Photo Boeing) PRIVATELY...

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Famous Canadian Brand Returns

News Review • International LONGVIEW AVIATION Capital...

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Flight Simulation

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Upgrading Your PC

Jessica Bannister-Pearce describes her new custom-built PC ...

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Prepar3D Version 4

Preparing for the future Ever since Lockheed Martin...

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Back to Basics Stage 1 – Lesson 6

This issue we start a discussion on landing techniques…

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