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Historic
BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT 80: The Famous Five
By October 31, 1940 more than 200 Messerschmit Bf 109 pilots had secured
five or more aerial victories each...
Above and Beyond: Ted Maslen-Jones
Audacious low-level flying in Burma was just one element that contributed to Ted Maslen-Jones receiving the DFC...
The man who restored a MiG
American Jon Blanchette was looking for something “a bit more interesting than a car” as a project. Then a crate turned up from Poland with the contents of an old MiG 17…
Tales from the Logbook: South American Sojourn - Part 1
Gerry Manning enjoyed a memorable trip to Latin America...
Military
ATAC Mirage F1CR crashes
A DASSAULT Mirage F1CR operated by military contractor Airborne Tactical Advantage Co (ATAC) crashed near Buckeye, about 30 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona, at approximately 1111hrs local time during a routine training mission on February 10.
First Dutch Reaper accepted
THE FIRST General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has been officially acquired from the manufacturer.
How France readied its Airbus A400M fleet for war
As France prepares to retire the last of its ageing C-160R Transalls, Babak Taghvaee looks at how the French Air and Space Force readied its Airbus A400M Atlas fleet for war
Commercial
Farnborough Airport Changes Hands
FARNBOROUGH, THE UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport,...
Flight Simulation
X-Plane: Configuring Controls - Part 2
Following the previous tutorial, we now take a look at how to create custom joystick profiles, starting with single-engine aircraft before moving to turboprops and finally airliners.