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Historic

Historic Aviation Quiz

Test your knowledge with this week's historic aviation quiz...

Unique German helicopter restoration nearly ready after 25 years

Sole surviving Flettner Fl 282 approaches completion at Midland Air Museum

Vildebeest restoration reaches milestone

Inter-war biplane stands on its undercarriage again

Lancaster stars at poppy appeal launch

The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre’s Avro Lancaster was the centrepiece of the annual launch

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Aeroplane Database: de Havilland's elegant DH114 Heron

An in-depth look at one of the smallest four-engined airliners

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Military

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"I have a hole in my head!" - French Jaguars' first Gulf War missions

Frédéric Lert recounts the first mission by French Air Force Jaguars of the Gulf War, which proved to be a dramatic affair.

Chinooks called in to shift refurbished F-80 Shooting Star

Two Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters (serials 12-08869 and 12-08874) belonging to Company B of the Iowa Army National Guard's 171th Aviation Regiment, flew from their home-base at Davenport Municipal Airport on April 11 to collect a Korean War-era Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star jet from the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City.

RAF pilot reveals strengths and weaknesses of the SEPECAT Jaguar

Key.Aero’s Dino Carrara interviewed Air Vice-Marshal Bob Judson (ret.) about his time on the SEPECAT Jaguar. In this part of the interview he details what it was like to fly and how the aircraft evolved

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Commercial

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Embraer's 20 years of continued success with the E-Jet

It is 20 years since the Embraer E-Jet’s first flight. Bernie Baldwin discovers what getting the aircraft aloft felt like and learns more about the family’s importance to air transport

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CROYDON: Rivalry at London’s ‘first’ hub airport

Competition, comfort and co-operation became bywords for Croydon-connected carriers as they vied for speed records, new standards in flight experiences and even teamed up on popular routes as we discover in the fourth of our six weekly forays into the hub’s history

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IN PICTURES: Snapshot of historic Croydon Airport

Readers who picked up a copy of the 100th and final issue of Airports of the World magazine will have enjoyed David Ransted’s definitive, double-length feature celebrating Croydon Airport, the UK’s first major international hub. Here, we share some of the incredible archive imagery used to illustrate the article...

The ultimate Queen's Jubilee aviation quiz!

It's time for a right royal test of your aviation knowledge. From Her Majesty's first transatlantic flight to famous airport terminals, we're celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with this rather regal quiz!

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Cornwall Airport Newquay aims for the stars

This summer heralds the UK’s first sovereign satellite launch – a partnership between Spaceport Cornwall and Virgin Orbit – as Robin Evans explains

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Flight Simulation

Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim Update X released

Asobo Studio has announced Sim Update X for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available, adding a host of fixes and new features across the platform.

NVIDIA announces the RTX 4000 series of graphics cards

NVIDIA has unveiled the next-generation family of graphics cards, the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090.

Orbx releases Orbs, a new in-game currency

Orbx has introduced a new in-game currency dubbed Orbs, which can be earned by purchasing from OrbxDirect and subscribing to Volanta Premium.

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