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Historic
Aeroplane meets... Brendon Deere
The nephew of a noted wartime ace took the plunge, defied the doubters and restored a Spitfire to airworthiness ‘in-house’ — and he’s now done the same with a Mustang
P-51 airborne from its old base, 66 years on
Ex-Royal New Zealand Air Force Mustang makes maiden post-restoration flight
Hawker Tempest returns to the air
A Hawker Tempest has flown for the first time in almost 70 years. It’s the culmination of an incredible restoration story that’s taken decades to complete. Gary Brown describes this extraordinary return to flight and reflects on the type’s use in India
Danish Army Piper prepared for flight
The Aeronautical Activity Center Avedoere just south of Copenhagen has finished a superb, nine-year restoration
Military
Where did the Houthis get anti-ship ballistic missiles from?
With the Houthi rebels in Yemen now using a mix of Iranian-made weapons to disrupt commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden – with such attacks having increased by 500% between November and December – Babak Taghvaee explores which anti-ship ballistic missiles are being employed by the Iran-backed militant group
Paveway and Litening: Key to the RAF Typhoon Force's successful strikes in Yemen
Alan Warnes explains how the RAF Typhoon FGR4s were capable of striking targets in Yemen – more than 1,500 miles (2,500km) away from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus – with pin-point accuracy
US, UK strike Houthi targets in Yemen in retaliation to Red Sea shipping attacks
The US and UK – with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands – carried out joint retaliatory strikes on more than 60 targets at 16 different Houthi facilities across Yemen on January 12, with the aim of degrading the Iran-backed militant group from continuing their illegal attacks on multinational shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
Commercial
CAA Concorde test pilot – airline ops, test flights and flypasts
As the CAA’s Chief Test Pilot Captain Jock Reid flew Concorde once a month with British Airways and was also called upon to fly some unusual flights on the supersonic airliner. In the September 2011 issue of Aviation News.
Brooklands Concorde simulator – What’s it like to fly Concorde
Brooklands Museum hosts the only functional Concorde flight simulator in the world. Richard Benedikz was invited to experience the simulator first-hand to find out exactly how realistic it is and reported back his experience in the December 2009 issue of Airliner World
Concorde – how the supersonic airliner was tested and certified
Considered by many to be as demanding as the US space programme, Stephen Skinner chronicled the testing and certification of Concorde in a special Key Publishing magazine on the legendary aircraft. It was a colossal challenge taking almost seven years and more than 5,000 flying hours – twice that of the Airbus A380.
Air France Concordes – from triumph to tragedy
In the May 2015 issue of Aviation News, Stephen Skinner traced the highs and lows of Air France’s Concorde operations.
Thailand's crazy airliner conversions: an illustrated tour
Thailand is home to a wide array of retired aircraft, many of them lovingly restored to serve as tourist attractions. We join Dirk Grothe on an extended road trip from Bangkok to Pattaya and U-Tapao to take a closer look at these colourful classics
Flight Simulation
X-Plane lands in Jackson Hole
Scenery developer Axonos, has announced KJAC Jackson Hole Airport for X-Plane 12 is now available.
A History of Military Flight Simulation – Part 4
We look at how improvements in hardware and the introduction of 3D acceleration in graphics during the late 1990s enabled programmers to take combat flight simulation to the next level.
UK2000 releases Santa Maria Airport
Scenery developer, UK2000 has announced Santa Maria 2023 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
