6 June 2025
  • AVIATION HISTORY

    6 June 1917 – Sopwith Cuckoo is approved for test flight

    On 6th June 1917, the first wheeled torpedo-carrying aircraft in the world, Sopwith Cuckoo biplane, was officially approved for test flight. Shortly after, the aeroplane performed its maiden flight, although the exact date is unknown. Development of the first landplane [...]
  • PHOTO OF THE WEEK

    LWF model V

    LWF model V (c/n – , ´4´ of the Czechoslovak Legion), exhibited in the National Technical Museum, Prague, April 2025. In December of 1915, Edward Lowe Jr., Charles F. Willard, and Robert G. Fowler founded an aviation manufacturing company with [...]
  • AIR SHOW NEWS

    2025 European air show season – news and updates (3)

    Every year, we are bringing your attention to some of the upcoming aviation events in Europe and sharing our experiences from their previous editions, as well as telling you the reasons, why we consider them interesting and worth visiting. And [...]
  • AVIATION HISTORY

    30 May 1944 – maiden flight of Pilatus SB-2 Pelikan

    On 30th May 1944, the Swiss-developed SB-2 Pelikan (English: pelican) light transport aircraft, performed its maiden flight. In 1938, the then Swiss Eidgenössisches Luftamt (Federal Aviation Office) launched the programme of new light transport aircraft, able to operate from short [...]

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