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Historic
Scotland’s Strutter due to make debut flight
The Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland has completed its potentially airworthy reproduction of a Sopwith 1½ Strutter.
IN PICTURES: Fly Navy Airshow at Old Warden
It was all about the Senior Service at Old Warden on July 3 as the Shuttleworth Collection welcomed the Fly Navy Airshow back to its calendar after a three-year hiatus. Jamie Ewan was there
WIN! LANCASTER FILM DVD
Chance to win the outstanding documentary film Lancaster is a must for anyone with an
interest in aviation. Closing date is 4 November 2022
Spitfire BS410: The complete story
Spitfire IX BS410’s remains lay buried for more than sixty years in a French marsh. Ben Dunnell recounts the aircraft’s incredible story, following its successful return to the air in April
The Flug Werk FW 190 soon to take to Swedish skies
Having become a public exhibit in the Västerås Flygmuseum, a Flug Werk FW 190A-8/N is set soon to take to Swedish skies
Military
Former US Army Black Hawk suddenly appears in Ukraine
Of all the rotorcraft that have been donated from Western allies to Ukraine as it continues to bare the brunt of invading Russian forces, it seems that the first US-built helicopter to be seen involved in the conflict – a UH-60A – has unexpectedly appeared in the service of the secretive Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Romanian MiG-21s scrambled to chase down ‘phantom’ object
A pair of Romanian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 LanceR B/C fighters were recently scrambled to intercept a small, unidentified aerial target that had been detected within national airspace at an altitude of approximately 36,000ft over southeast Romania
How the Ukraine War has exposed the vulnerability of helicopters
Russia’s invasion began with a helicopter-borne assault on an airport outside Kyiv. Since then, helicopters have been vulnerable to battlefield air defence systems. Tim Ripley investigates
Commercial
Ukraine Crisis: Airports Overview
With the ongoing events, Key.Aero provides an overview of some of the most important commercial airports – along with any joint military assets stationed there – from across the country, which has a population of roughly 44 million residents.
Ukraine Crisis: Airlines respond to flight ban
Uncertainty surrounds hundreds of passenger flights after Ukraine and Moldova closed their airspace to civilian aircraft following the Russian military invasion in the early hours of today (February 24).
Ukraine crisis: Where and how has airspace been closed?
After weeks of increasing tension in the region, Ukraine’s civilian airspace was officially closed this morning (February 24). Military action by Russian forces against targets across the eastern European nation sparked the move by regulators in Kyiv, who said there was a “high risk” to safety
How you can fly to John O' Groats from April
The most northerly airport on the UK mainland will soon be reconnected to the scheduled airline network - Key Aero has the story
Do you remember ANA's 737 long-haul business jet?
We learn how and why Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) swapped an order for two regular Boeing 737-700s for something far more interesting to push the envelope of premium flying
Flight Simulation
Props and Jets - Interview with Eagle Dynamics
To accompany our review of the groundbreaking DCS: AH-64D, we invited Eagle Dynamics’ Senior Producer, Matt Wagner along with Project Manager and Team Leader for World War Two projects, Sergey Gerasev, to give us an update on their current projects.
iniBuilds announces partnership with Microsoft
iniBuilds has partnered with the Microsoft Flight Simulator team to develop the Airbus A310, which will be available for free for owners of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
PC Pilot - Meet the Author
Welcome to the second instalment of our new series in which we introduce you to the individual members of the PC Pilot team. For this issue, we meet our only female writer, Jessica Bannister-Pearce. Jess is a multi-talented writer and over the years has built up knowledge and expertise in all aspects of the hobby.
