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Historic
Above and Beyond: Tom Bennett
Navigator Tom Bennett played a key role in 617 Squadron’s bombing success...
The cost of a Spitfire (it’ll make your eyes water)
Back in the 1940s, it’s said that a Spitfire would be £5,000 to make. That’s a drop in the ocean compared to what one would set you back now…
What makes the Spitfire so good?
Antony Parkinson MBE might have done over 1000 hours in both the Eurofighter Typhoon and F4 Phantom, but he rates the Spitfire as one of the greatest aeroplanes he’s ever flown. Here’s why
The Spitfire’s first ever flight
Five men all with good reason to smile – the prototype Spitfire had just flown. Ken Ellis sets the scene
Two blokes and a Merlin engine!
Look what Spitfire restorer Tony Hoskins just happened to have in the back of his van! He and Cambridge University engineering professor, Hugh Hunt, discuss one of the great inventions of the 20th Century.
Military
A day with the Irish Air Corps' Emergency Aeromedical Service
As the Irish Air Corps marks its centenary year, Chris Croot was invited to spend the day with its Emergency Aeromedical Service to witness its life-saving work
Commercial
Inside Etihad Engineering
Etihad Engineering is the Middle East’s largest commercial aircraft
maintenance, repair and
overhaul (MRO) provider...
COVID vs Goliaths
Unlike the majority of the world’s airliners, post-COVID-19 capacity levels are up in the air...
Ultimate Airports: Lukla
Tenzing–Hillary Airport – named in honour of the pair who first climbed Mount Everest in May 1953...
Flight Simulation
Aerosoft A330 professional Ready for Take-Off
Aerosoft has announced the A330 professional is now available for Prepar3D version 4.5+.
KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport Out Now
Orbx has announced KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport is now available for Prepar3D version 4 and X-Plane 11.