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Historic
Restoration scene: Hawker duo
When FlyPast last visited the Cambridge Bomber and Fighter Society’s...
Glory Days: Inter-war pioneers
Rob Glover presents photos of aircraft taken in 1938 at London’s Croydon Airport...
Above it all - Boeing’s 307 Stratoliner
Boeing’s 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial airliner capable of cruising above stormy, stomach-churning weather. Kathleen Hanser relates the story of this groundbreaking aircraft
Above and Beyond: Peter Isaacson
Graham Pitchfork outlines the career of Australia’s Peter Isaacson...
Military
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
RNLAF marks new milestones with latest F-35A delivery
The RNLAF has received two more F-35A Lightning IIs in a delivery that marked the arrival of the final example for No 322 Squadron and the first aircraft destined to be operated from Volkel Air Base in North Brabant
Six MD530Gs finally handed over to Malaysia
MDHI announced on January 13 that the Malaysian MOD has completed the initial acceptance of six MD530G light attack/scout helicopters through their agent, Halaman Optima/Destini Prima
Commercial
US Starts to Remove Turkey from F-35 Programme
In response to Ankara’s decision to buy Russian S-400 surface-to-air...
Qantas Boeing 747 Special Farewell Flights
After almost 50 years of being an integral part of the Qantas...
Greenwood Bolingbroke Comes Together
Greenwood’s Bolingbroke, 9997, will soon wear 404 Sqn colours....
Flight Simulation
Prepar3D v4.4 Interview
An interview with Adam R Breed, Lockheed Martin’s Engineering Project Manager
Spitfire – A Flight Simmer’s Guide: Part 2
In this the second part of our look at Spitfire simulations currently available on the market, we compare their respective graphical treatments, flying characteristics and how well each of them has replicated its real-world counterpart.
New Flight One Software Purchase Agent Platform
The Flight One Software wrapper is well known by many and has served the industry well.