Articles from the latest issue in digital format
Aircraft restoration the Australian way: Inside HARS
The Historic Aircraft Restoration Society has one of Australia’s biggest collections of airworthy historic aeroplanes. Chris Frame spoke to founder, president and chief pilot, Bob De La Hunty
Blackbird backseater on missions, sensors and more
In a remarkable career spanning more than three decades, Col Don Emmons (ret’d) gained a special insight into the top-secret Lockheed SR-71. In the December 2020 issue of Aviation News he revealed to Dr Kevin Wright how he became involved in the programme and recounts his experiences flying in the Blackbird and managing its return to flight in the 1990s
The aircraft used to fly the Royal Family over the decades
Charles Woodley detailed in the January 2018 issue of Aviation News the different aircraft that have flown the Royal Family around the globe through the decades
SR-71 Blackbird operations: The untold story
In the July 2011 issue of Aviation News SR-71 pilot, Squadron Commander and ultimately Wing Commander, Col Richard Graham (ret’d) described Blackbird operations from the cockpit and also the command and control of this unique aircraft. In this fascinating feature he describes previously untold elements from his time on the SR-71.
My search for Soviet aircraft in former East Germany
While the East German Air Force was quickly dissolved after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the USSR’s presence in Germany took longer to disappear. Peter R Foster recalls his time logging the Soviet Air Forces in the region
The Short Skyvan's use in Argentina's 'Dirty War'
Stephen Skinner details the Short Skyvan’s involvement in Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ and what is being done to ensure the country never forgets a particularly dark chapter in its history
Firing fireworks from aircraft: inside the Firebirds aerobatic team
Mark Broadbent talks to the Firebirds aerobatic team, who perform with pyrotechnics and LEDs
IN PICTURES: Classic airliners of the 1990s in Caracas
Ian Allan Aviation tour manager Gerry Manning delves into his archives to revisit a trip to Caracas in 1992 full of Mad Dogs (the McDonnell Douglas kind) and Englishmen
How Ukraine International Airlines is battling for survival
The aircraft of Ukraine International Airlines have become symbols of the country’s defiance by continuing to fly in exile following Russia’s 2022 invasion. Babak Taghvaee reports
