- Over the Atlantic Ocean in a suit – Stanisław Skarżyński
- Flying the impossible – an incredible story of daring flights
- In search of the successor – An-2 for the 21st century
- ´Huey´ versus ´Colt´ – the story of unusual aerial combat
- ´The Survivor´- a story of Bravo November
- Barkhane, Serval, Newcombe – the little-known operations in Africa.
- A walk through the resting place of aviation legends
- Failed dreams – unfinished projects of Czech aviation industry (1)
- The return of Rosinenbomber – 70th anniversary of the Berlin airlift.
- 30 years of the world’s famous aeroplane manoeuvre – „The Pugachev’s Cobra”
EDITORIAL
Letter from the Editor – June 2020
Dear Friends, Fans and Followers! A few months ago, at the threshold of the new air show season, we have discussed here our plans for this year. The aviation event calendar for 2020 promised many interesting opportunities, featuring several attractive events as NATO Tiger Meet in Portugal, CROIMAS in Croatia or Danish Air Show. In
Photo of the week
LZ 62 / Zeppelin ´L 30´
Port-side nacelle from Zeppelin ´L 30´ (factory number LZ 62), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels (September 2016). Among the many aviation pioneers, Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin is the man who was inseparably connected with the history and development of airships. Count Zeppelin is usually
Afterburner Archives
Russia wins the 2019 edition of ´Aviadarts´ International Contest
Forty-three crews from four countries participated in the 2019 edition of International Contest ´Aviadarts´ that was organized between 3rd and 17th August 2019 at Diaghilevo airfield, Ryazan region. An overall winner of the contest was the Russian Federation team, winning in four of seven categories. The second place went to China, and the third was
Civil aviation
The first civilian Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopter
Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) started serial production of Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopters for civilian customers. The company recently issued a...
Honouring the aviation personalities of Pardubice
Wednesday, 13th May 2020, marked the 109th anniversary of famous flight from Pardubice to Prague, performed by one of aviation pioneers, Jan Kašpar. A...
Ansat helicopters with COVID-19 module
Russian Helicopters company, the manufacturer of light multipurpose Ansat helicopter, recently received an approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) for isolation units...
The first Ansat helicopter for EMERCOM of Russia
Russian Helicopters company delivered the first Ansat helicopter for EMERCOM of Russia – the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defence,...
Aviation history
A monumental museum – Victory Park in Moscow
On 9th May 1995, at the 50th anniversary of the Victory Day in Europe, during the grand ceremony and with participation of 55 official...
Over the Atlantic Ocean in a suit – Stanisław Skarżyński
Those roaring twenties, the ´golden years´ of aviation… This was a time when aviators outdo themselves, pushing the limits of what is possible. Aviation...
Flying the impossible – an incredible story of daring flights
Since the beginning of aviation, pulling off the impossible was a quite popular stunt among the pilots. Especially the well-known landmarks were seducing aviators...
´Huey´ versus ´Colt´ – the story of unusual aerial combat
In 1968 the Vietnam War was at its peak. This was already a third consecutive year of Operation Rolling Thunder, considered as the most...