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Historic
Fresh new livery for Navy Wings Harvard
Navy Wings’ Canadian Car & Foundry-built Harvard Mk.IV has been repainted in a distinctive, ‘corporate’ colour scheme.
How the Grumman Hellcat proved to be a powerful weapon
The Grumman Hellcat was among the US Navy’s principal World War Two combat aircraft. Malcolm V Lowe tells the story of this fighter, which turned out to be a powerful weapon
Restoration report: Curtiss Kittyhawk pulled from Russian lake
Pulled from a Russian lake in 1997, a Curtiss Kittyhawk has returned to the sky over New Zealand. Gavin Conroy reports on the lengthy restoration of this combat veteran
Argentine and German museums collaborate on Ju 52 project
Argentina’s Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica (MNA) has received a boost in its bid to restore Junkers Ju 52/3mge 4043, an aircraft that once served the Argentine Air Force (FAA) as T-158.
Historic Aviation Quiz
Test your knowledge of Historic Aviation with this week's quiz! Let us know what score you get!
Military
What are loitering aerial munitions?
Amid the many concepts that have changed the skies over the battlefield, loitering munitions have played a significant role. Peter Felstead charts their history and assesses the latest developments in aerial warfare
Mil Mi-24 and Mi-35 Hind family reviewed
Known as the world’s most numerous attack helicopter, the Mi-24/35 Hind is still in production in Russia, with a series of upgrades and continuing interest from operators. Alexander Mladenov reports
Commercial
Savback makes Nottingham its UK home
Savback Helicopters is to open a UK base at Nottingham Heliport in the East Midlands as it continues its expansion in Europe
Trump’s 757 returns to the skies after two years on the ground
Former President Donald Trump’s private Boeing 757 has returned to the skies for the first time since 2019.
Commercial space station project announced
Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin have announced plans to develop the first-ever free flying commercial space station
Sustainability testbed tackles contrails
Cambridge-based tech firm Satavia is working with Etihad to explore how to avoid producing contrails
AerCap buys GECAS
Irish lessor AerCap has acquired GECAS in a transaction that makes it the industry’s largest leasing company
Flight Simulation
Flight Adventure - The Piper Cheyenne family
We head towards Alaska while exploring some of the features and innovations of the remarkable Piper Cheyenne twin-turboprop aircraft.
MilViz’s PC-6 Turbo Porter
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and never has this saying been more apt than when describing the unusual dimensions of the Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter.
Turtle Beach’s VelocityOne Flight
In this review, look at the latest product from a company new to the world of simulation controllers but who have been designing and bringing to market many high-tech and gaming products since 1975 - San Diego-based Turtle Beach Corporation.