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Historic

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Aeroplane meets Mikael Carlson

The legendary Swedish restorer, builder and pilot of early aircraft...

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Christmas delivery

While many thought at the end of 1944 that World War Two would soon be over...

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Six Appeal

Many might have considered it outmoded, but for Air Atlantique the Douglas DC-6 was a more-than-viable freighter well into the 21st century — and its crews loved it

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Target for today

Born on the Scottish island of Islay, the late John Edgar McKechnie spent most of his early years in Edinburgh...

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HangarTalk

Comment on historic aviation by the chief executive of the UK’s Light Aircraft Association

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Military

T-7A Red Hawk Feature Premium

An in-depth look at USAF's upcoming T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer

The USAF’s new advanced training aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, honours one of its most distinguished squadrons. Tom Kaminski provides a timely update of the type’s upcoming arrival in service

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Cold War fast jet pilot Ian Black on preparing for Bosnian night CAP

In the first of a two-part feature, respected Cold War fast jet pilot Ian Black reveals his thoughts and fears as he prepares for a nocturnal Combat Air Patrol through the war-torn skies of Bosnia

USMC one step closer to deploying the F-35C aboard carriers

VMFA-314 complete final integrated training cycle with CSG 3 and are now one step closer to being the first USMC unit to deploy aboard a carrier with the F-35C

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Commercial

A350-1000 v 777X

COMMERCIAL HEAVIES: A350-1000 vs BOEING 777X Comparing the...

Red Dogs

MILITARY HMLA-773 RED DOGS Joe Copalman tells us about the...

Embraer Praetor 600 deliveries begin

EMBRAER ANNOUNCED on June 24, 2019, that it has delivered the...

Flying further

SINGLE-AISLE narrowbody airliners able to fly long haul are not...

40 years of Dutch F-16s

At Volkel Air Base, the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu or Royal...

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Flight Simulation

First Orbx Expansion for X-Plane released

Orbx has entered the X-Plane market with the release...

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REX’s Sky Force 3D: Feel the force!

ADD-ON FOR FSX, FSX: STEAM EDITION AND PREPAR3D PTA integration...

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Flight Adventure - Kangaroo Service in a Connie

Flying the L-049 Super Constellation between Sydney, Australia...

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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

Hollomon Airshow 2024 Legacy of Liberty

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Holloman 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."

NAS Jacksonville - NAS Jax Air Show

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy airshow