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Historic

Westland Helicopters in Flight Feature Premium

Somerset Whirlybirds

Darren Harbar meets Andrew Whitehouse, who is driving an amazing rotary revival courtesy of his Historic Helicopters collection.

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Cadet Classic

The venerable Slingsby T-31 glider is put through its paces by...

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September Stunner

Assistant editor Jamie Ewan was thrilled by Duxford’s season...

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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Aircraft - Histories in brief

Potted histories of the aircraft currently flown by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

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War Paint: The Art of Camouflage

Military aircraft camouflage has evolved with the help of science...

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Military

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Croatia formally signs for Rafale acquisition

After selecting the Dassault Rafale F3-R as the winner of its Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft programme, the Croatian government has officially signed an acquisition agreement with its French counterpart and will become the third European nation to equip itself with the type

Gripen E deliveries to Brazil and Sweden begin

Saab has begun deliveries of the series production Gripen E with hand-over of the first six aircraft, comprising four to the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB – Brazilian Air Force) and two to the Swedish Air Force.

Six more US Special Ops MH-47Gs ordered

Boeing has been awarded a contract to supply an additional six MH-47G helicopters by US Special Operations Command.

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Commercial

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LOT to Shout About for Polish Aviators

LOT POLISH Airlines has marked the centenary of Aeroklub Polski...

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Qatar Adds Boeing Freighters

(Photo Boeing) QATAR AIRWAYS Cargo plans to add five Boeing...

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Delta’s New Cabins Coming to London

DELTA AIR Lines is poised to deploy its new business class and...

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Qantas and American Joint Venture Within Weeks?

QANTAS AND American Airlines have said they welcome the US Department...

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Airbus Deliveries

AIRTEAMIMAGES.COM/ENDA BURKE British Airways took delivery...

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Flight Simulation

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Back to Basics - Stage 1, Lesson 8

We are now getting to the business...

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Quality Wings Ultimate 787 Collection

The Electric Jet AIRCRAFT ADD-ON FOR FSX AND FSX: STEAM...

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Curtiss P-40F Warhawk

Flight Sim World gets a new fighter and developer BlueSky...

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow