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Historic
A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY - Air Transport Auxiliary
A world of opportunity was how the late Lettice Curtis described flying as a ferry pilot for the Air Transport Auxiliary.
The Aeroplane News from February 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered momentous events of 1940...
DATABASE: CONVAIR F2Y SEA DART
If aircraft carriers were vulnerable to nuclear strike,
water-based fighters provided an alternative...
PILOT-MAKER GERMAN-STYLE
Among some 50 surviving Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz trainers, just five original Bremen-built airframes remain...
VERTICAL LEAP - VAAC Harrier
It might seem a huge step from 1969-vintage Harrier to 21st-century Lightning II, but one very historic aircraft links them.
Military
USAF challenges: Retaining the combat edge
Balancing the need to sustain its fleet while embarking on key bomber and fighter procurement programmes, the US Air Force finds itself pressured as the demand to meet new challenges increases
Netherlands reaches IOC with F-35
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence and Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) declared initial operational capability (IOC) for its F-35A fleet on December 27
Coming of age: Maturing the MiG-29K/KUB fighter
How India helped the MiG-29K/KUB shipborne fighter programme become Russia’s most important tactical aircraft development effort in the 2000s
Commercial
Learn More About Tower Solutions
As civilian air traffic continues to grow, airports must increase efficiency and manage more complex operations, while improving safety and compliance.
Ex-RAF C-130Js to Blue Angels and Bangladesh
At the Royal International Air Tattoo on July 17. Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group hosted the official signing of a contract between the US and UK for a C-130J aircraft that will become the replacement to the iconic ‘Fat Albert’ for the Blue Angels flying demonstration team.
Flight Simulation
