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Historic

Lightning fast taxi run postponed

Due to the rapidly developing repercussions of the coronavirus outbreak, the Anglo American Lightning Organisation (AALO) has decided to postpone its planned fast taxi run of English Electric Lightning T.5 XS422.

Mustang flights over Pearl Harbor

The Erickson Aircraft Collection is offering passenger flights over Pearl Harbor in its Mustang.

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The Magnificent Seven

Seven Gloster Gladiators: not much of a defence against invasion....

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Aeroplane meets... Martin Holloway

A marvellous stalwart of the vintage aeroplane world...

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Strike on the sea

It has been called the greatest air/sea U-boat battle of World War Two...

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Military

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The incredible story of NASA's Mars Helicopter

NASA made history with the first extra-terrestrial aircraft – its incredible Mars Helicopter – to land on the Red Planet. AR Prince investigates how it got there and what happened next

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USMC receives another UC-12W

Textron Aviation has delivered another Beechcraft King Air 350CER multi-mission/utility aircraft to the US Marine Corps

Leonardo to deliver E-Scan radars for German and Spanish Eurofighters

Leonardo announced on January 14 that it has signed a contract worth €260m to develop and deliver the Hensoldt-led European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk 1 radar for German and Spanish EF-2000s

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Commercial

Rocket drop

Mark Broadbent reports on a significant milestone for Virgin...

Testing times 75 years of ARDU

Nigel Pittaway provides an overview of Australia’s Aircraft...

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US $477m Airport Fund

THE US Department of Transportation is to award $477m in infrastructure...

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Shannon Marks 80 Years

IRISH ATLANTIC gateway Shannon is celebrating 80 years since...

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BWI Launches Noise Tool

A NEW way for residents to monitor noise levels and submit complaints...

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Flight Simulation

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FlyJSim’s 727 Series Professional V3

Raising the bar…

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Pendular Rudder

Precision engineering

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PC Pilot Issue 118 Flight Sim Q&A

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

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow