Features
Rumble in the Jungle
Waging a hard-fought guerrilla war in its African colonies, Portugal faced a gap in combat aircraft capability ...
AEROPLANE DATABASE: Martinsyde Elephant
Emerging in 1915, Martinsyde’s new biplane was a useful multi-purpose machine
PETE LONDON
Ilyushin Il-18
Known to NATO as the ‘Coot’, the Il-18 gave Aeroflot its first practical four-turboprop airliner when it entered service on 20 April 1959 — and became known for its signature smoke trails
AEROPLANE meets ROB MILLINSHIP
From early days as aeromodeller, private pilot and Pitts homebuilder, this vintage aircraft aficionado has become one of Shuttleworth’s most versatile flyers
BEN DUNNELL
Hangar Talk
Comment on historic aviation by the chief executive of the UK’s Light Aircraft Association
Displaying the Big Jets
Frank Chapman provided Benoît Denet with a fascinating insight into life as an Airbus experimental test pilot
