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Historic
Hawker - The early years
There was a time in the 1930s when Hawker aeroplanes made up more than 80 per cent of the RAF's front-line inventory...
Showing the flag
This year sees the centenary of an exceptional event in Italian aeronautical history...
The 'Lanc' effect
Despite the hopes of the bomber advocates and the fears of many others, the start of World War Two did not see one or two knock-out blows by bomber aircraft pulverising key elements of any combatant nation. No cities were flattened, and even into the May 1940 German advance bombing attacks were crucial only when combined with the threat or use of ground forces.
THE AEROPLANE News from March 1940
Ben Dunnell looks back 80 years to see how The Aeroplane covered momentous events of 1940...
Military
Israel moves forward with CH-53K acquisition
Israel’s quest for the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion has moved forward after the Israeli Air Force signed a Letter of Acceptance agreement with the US government on December 30 to purchase the heavy-lift transport helicopter
New UK military ATM system operational
A new Air Traffic Management (ATM) system is up and running at RAF Shawbury, with variants of the system intended to be rolled out across more than 60 UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) sites
China to enhance aerial refuelling capabilities with new Y-20U tanker
We examine China's new Xi'an Y-20U tanker aircraft, which stretched its legs for the first time during a probe of Taiwan's ADIZ in late 2021, and details how the new platform will boost the PLAAF's air-to-air refueling capabilities
Commercial
End in Sight for Virgin Atlantic A340-600s
Virgin Atlantic’s 26-year association with the Airbus A340-600...
RAF Islander R1s Get Avionics Upgrades
BN Defence, the military support subsidiary of manufacturer Britten-...
Flight Simulation
A2A’s Bonanza takes flight
A2A Simulations has announced the Accusim Bonanza is now available for FSX and Prepar3D.
