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Historic
History’s most bizarre experimental aircraft, pt2
Whoever thought that the United States Air Force would consider designs that look like something straight out of Inspector Gadget? Read on…
THE ‘BUCCANEER’S’ NUCLEAR BITE
One of the type's leading exponents details the Buccaneer's use in the nuclear strike role - a probable 'one-way' mission...
Secret RAF de Havilland Comet missions
They might have been viewed as an expensive luxury by the Treasury, but the de Havilland Comets that formed the backbone of RAF signals intelligence collection efforts from 1958-74 were an essential tool. No 51 Squadron’s employment of these aircraft remains to some degree in the shadows, but the latest research casts new light on their clandestine Cold War activities...
Military
The F/A-18 Super Hornet: the star of Top Gun Maverick
Like the Hornet before it, the Super Hornet’s arrival into US Navy service was via a somewhat unusual route. Today it delivers world-class capability from the carrier deck
What is TOPGUN like today?
More than 50 years after its formation, TOPGUN adheres to the same basic tenet of delivering excellence to the Fleet
What is the real TOPGUN like?
The long-awaited sequel to the movie Top Gun will be a Hollywood depiction of what happens at the US Navy Fighter Weapons School. Jamie Hunter and Richard Collens tell the story of the real TOPGUN — a school of combat excellence in the high desert
Commercial
Airports of the World Issue 91 - September-October 2020
Welcome to Airports of the World Issue 91 - September-October 2020
Why now could be the perfect time to train to be a pilot
The suggestion that now is a good time to train to be a pilot may seem to be a little counter-intuitive. But even though the airline industry is going through its biggest ever crisis, it actually makes more sense than you might think
New Aspen airline with a difference unveiled
A new Colorado-based airline which hopes to operate services to the ski resort of Aspen, Colorado from airports across the US has been launched.
Flight Simulation
Santa Barbara Channel Islands Upgraded
Orbx has announced version 1.2.0 of KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is now available.
Douglas DC-3 and C-47 Ready for Take-Off
Aeroplane Heaven has announced the DC-3 and C-47 for Prepar3D is out now.
X-Plane 11.50 Public Beta - Vulkan Out Now
Laminar Research has released the long-awaited public beta for X-Plane 11.50, adding support for the new Vulkan/Metal rendering engine to X-Plane 11.