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Historic
The 'Lanc' effect
Despite the hopes of the bomber advocates and the fears of many others, the start of World War Two did not see one or two knock-out blows by bomber aircraft pulverising key elements of any combatant nation. No cities were flattened, and even into the May 1940 German advance bombing attacks were crucial only when combined with the threat or use of ground forces.
THE AEROPLANE News from March 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered momentous events of 1940...
Hawker Hurricane: The Great Monoplane Gamble
The project that became the Hurricane represented quite a risk for Hawker...
Military
South Korea grounds F-35A fleet following belly landing
The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fleet after one example was forced to perform an emergency belly landing following an avionic system issue on January 4
Is retiring the RAF's Tranche 1 Typhoons the right move?
In March 2021, the UK announced plans to retire the RAF's fleet of Tranche 1 Eurofighters by 2025. We explore the decision to prematurely withdraw roughly one quarter of the air arm's Typhoon force and the ramifications this will bring
Qatar's initial NH90s make first public appearance
According to a press release by Leonardo company on January 3, the Qatar Emiri Air Force NH90 programme marked a major milestone with the first appearance of the Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) and NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) variants during Qatar’s national day on December 18
Commercial
Italian Navy EH-101s Multi-mission Helicopters
The Italian Navy’s Leonardo EH/MH/SH-101 helicopters have a...
Boeing 737 MAX Update
The Boeing 737 MAX saga rumbles on – with still no end in sight to the grounding that has been in place since March 13.
China Southern Welcomes Initial A350
China Southern Airlines has received its first Airbus A350-900...