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Historic
Birth of a legendary bizjet family
Arguably the most famous name in the bizjet world is ‘Lear Jet’, with the latest variant Learjet (as it is now called) still in production by Bombardier almost 60 years after the original’s first flight. We take a look back at the very early days of the programme with this article from ‘The Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News ‘, published on May 21, 1964
A Visit to Bolt Head
Ken Ellis suggests a coastal walk to an airfield with a unique wartime heritage
At the controls of a Strikemaster
FlyPast’s resident pilot, Dave Unwin, reflects on two memorable flights, a decade apart, with Transair's Tom Moloney, at the controls of a pair of Strikemasters
The story of the MiG-19
A true Cold War warrior, the MiG-19 was produced in an extensive number of versions by several different manufacturers. Malcolm V Lowe tells the story of this iconic jet-powered warplane
Military
Baltic Defenders: Policing NATO skies with the Italian Air Force
AirForces Monthly spent time with Italian Air Force Eurofighters as they took up the mission of safeguarding NATO's skies over the Baltic region
Philippine Army chief seeks Black Hawk acquisition
Lt Gen Romeo Brawner Jr – commander of the Philippine Army – has recently told reporters that he wants to acquire more Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk battlefield utility helicopters to strengthen the fleet
AFSOC receives final AC-130J gunship
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) took delivery of its final Lockheed Martin AC-130J Ghostrider fixed-wing gunship at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, on November 2
Commercial
NASA's SOFIA lands in Tahiti
SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infra-red Astronomy was deployed to Papeete/Fa'a'ā International Airport on Tahiti, French Polynesia on July 19.
Tupolev Tu-144 - all you need to know
Piotr Butowski reveals the story behind the Soviets’ legendary supersonic airliner that challenged Concorde
The flight attendant who fell 33,000ft and SURVIVED
Key.Aero recounts the miraculous story of a woman who lived to tell the tale when the odds were most certainly stacked against her…
EasyJet captain intervened after United 787 approach error in Paris
The Dreamliner came within 300ft of the A320 while trying to land in the French capital last July
Which airline has spent $259bn on Boeings?
Key.Aero analyses the American manufacturer's order book between 1955 and 2021 which contains 32,000+ airliners from more than 6,000 separate deals of the last 70 years
Flight Simulation
DCS: Marianas Map Released
Eagle Dynamics has announced The Marianas Islands, a free map for DCS World is out.
Big Radials P-40 Tomahawk Available on OrbxDirect
Orbx and Big Radials have announced a new partnership agreement, enabling customers to purchase Big Radials Products on OrbxDirect.
Civilian UH-1 Lifts Off in X-Plane
Nimbus Simulation has announced the civilian version of the UH-1 helicopter for X-Plane 11 is out now.