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Historic
Interview: ‘The Dam Busters’ star Richard Todd
Tom Allett recalls his conversations with the late Richard Todd about his distinguished portrayal of Guy Gibson in ‘The Dam Busters’
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
Argentinian museum completes Skyhawk project
The National Aeronautics Museum of Argentina (MNA) in Morón, Buenos Aires, unveiled Douglas A-4C Skyhawk C-322 on April 15
What's the magic of La Ferté Alais' great airshow?
An homage to La Ferté-Alais, France’s most enduring and atmospheric vintage aircraft airshow, as it gears up for its 50th edition
British Phantom Heritage Centre starts to take shape
The British Phantom Aviation Group passed two milestones at its new Cotswold Airport home in Gloucestershire shortly before Easter
Military
Why has Iran bailed on purchasing Su-35SEs from Russia?
Babak Taghvaee explains why Iran has backed out of its acquisition of 25 Su-35SEs from Russia and how the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force has struggled to effectively operate its existing Fulcrum and Fencer fleets due to Moscow’s political strategies
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 162
Welcome to the 162nd Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Inside the final days of the Spanish Navy's Hughes 500M helicopter fleet
As the Spanish Navy undergoes a major transformation, Marnix Sap looks at the final days of the helicopter that has been a dedicated little workhorse for more than 50 years
Commercial
The secrets to good in-flight meals
It may be plane food, but it’s certainly not plain food, as Tom Batchelor discovers in Delhi, learning about the culinary expertise behind in-flight meals
Quieter supersonic flight: NASA X-59 chief pilot's insights
Lead pilot David Nils Larson talks to Mark Broadbent about NASA’s latest X-plane, the X-59 Quesst
The Ultimate Boeing 747 Farewell Quiz!
After months of speculation, it’s finally happened. The last ever Boeing 747 to be built was handed over on January 31 in a ceremony at Paine Field. To mark the occasion, we’ve a special jumbo-themed edition of our commercial aviation quiz. Good luck, and long live the Queen of the Skies!
What aircraft are driving the post-pandemic regional aviation recovery?
Regional aviation bounced back quickly post pandemic. Tom Batchelor looks at the aircraft driving the recovery
Why a Ryanair 737 caught fire at Manchester
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published new insights following an incident involving a Ryanair jet at Manchester Airport.
Flight Simulation
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Normandy Tutorial - Part 3
In this instalment, we focus on the individual flyable aircraft. For each type, we will give a brief history, along with their respective roles in the Normandy campaign and then look at how each aircraft has been modelled in the simulation.
Mount Hotham Airport out now
Orbx has announced YHOT Mount Hotham Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
iniBuilds’ Bf 108 Taifun review
This time, we take iniBuild's rendition of the forerunner of the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 109 for a spin, the Bf 108 Taifun.
