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Historic
FlyPast Podcast Episode 30
For this episode, we’re talking to Sam Worthington-Lees, project director of the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group and catching up on the progress of RB396 and the fund raising efforts so far....
The SR-71 that outpaced a missile over Libya
The aircraft had been photographing Libyan targets in the aftermath of Operation El Derado Canyon in 1986
East Midlands Airport runway reopens after Harvard mishap
Photos suggest the aircraft’s undercarriage collapsed during landing
Birth of a Legend – B-17 World War Two Debut with the RAF
A revealing report from the August 22, 1941, issue of The Aeroplane into this new bomber, with the author clearly impressed by its design and capabilities
Historic Aviation Quiz
Find out how well you really know the history of aviation in one of our hardest quizzes to date!
Military
How the Italian Air Force is integrating its fourth- and fifth-gen combat forces
AirForces Monthly gained exclusive access to the Italian Air Force's frontline squadrons as they join forces with their latest fighters, as Giovanni Colla, Daniele Faccioli and Remo Guidi report
T-6C Texan II order for FMS customer
A contract was awarded to Textron Aviation Defense LLC of Wichita, Kansas, on August 12 by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Legacy Training Aircraft Division, International Branch, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for three T-6C Texan II aircraft
Indonesia's first C-130J-30 Super Hercules rolled out
Lockheed Martin has completed production of the first Indonesian Air Force C-130J-30 Super Hercules
Commercial
The big Boxing Day airline livery quiz
As you possibly continue to recover from yesterday's Christmas lunch, stimulate your brain with this big Boxing Day airline livery quiz!
The history of Berlin’s airports
After a delay of almost a decade, Berlin Brandenburg has finally opened. For Sebastian Schmitz, this presents the perfect opportunity to look at the history of the city's airports and airfields, some of them already all but forgotten
Roman renaissance
Home to the Colosseum and the Vatican, Rome has long been a magnet for culturally inclined travellers. Matteo Legnani hears how its airports are coping with the disappearance of tourist traffic and how they are pioneering COVID-19 testing
Teruel Airport photo snapshot
Before the dramatic events of 2020, Spain’s Teruel Airport handled the usual storage and scrappage of aircraft. However, with the aviation industry facing its biggest-ever challenge from the COVID-19 pandemic, unwanted airliners have been arriving for disposal at the site on an unprecedented scale, as Javier Rodríguez shows
Flight Simulation
R44 Raven II for X-Plane Out Now
VSKYLABS has announced the Robinson R44 Raven II for X-Plane is released.
Notodden Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Orbx has released ENNO Notodden Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Microsoft Flight Simulator October 22 Development Update
In the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator development report, Asobo Studios announced new partnerships, provided a status update on the progress of VR (Virtual Reality) development and released the latest episode in Around the World series - North America.