McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40l

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40l, Omega Aerial Refueling Services Inc., static display at Danish Air Show 2014, Karup AFB. McDonnell Douglas DC-10, a three-engine, wide-body airliner, performed its maiden flight on 29th August 1970. Despite the initial safety problems caused by the cargo door design, DC-10 has gained popularity and was operated by most of the... Read More

A classic that never gets old – Memorial Air Show 2019

For nearly three decades, on every odd year, the aeroclub airfield in Roudnice nad Labem – a small city located approximately 35 kilometres north-east from Prague – is filled with interesting aircraft and attracts tens of thousands visitors. All this because of Memorial Air Show (MAS), the air show event organized there, and which... Read More

XIV International Aviation and Space Salon – a short overview of MAKS-2019

XIV International Aviation and Space Salon (Международный авиационно-космический салон), usually also called ´MAKS-2019´, was held at Zhukovsky International Airport / Gromov Flight Research Institute, Moscow area, between 27th August and 1st September 2019. The 14th edition of the biggest aviation event in Russia, being both the air show and trade fair, attracted more than... Read More

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / SABCA F-16AM Fighting Falcon

A wonderful joint flying display of two iconic aircraft – Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX and F-16 Fighting Falcon, performed during the 6th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, Leopoldsburg/Beverlo airfield, 9th September 2016. The Spitfire story in the Dutch air force officially begins in June of 1943, when the first separated Dutch squadron within the Royal Air... Read More

Two air show events planned for 2020 already cancelled

The end of the year is usually the time when some light is shed on the upcoming air show season, as the organizers are releasing the first information about their events. There was no difference this December, however the air show fans are not happy with some of the recent news. The 19th edition... Read More

Aviation Fair got its wings

The Aviation Fair in Pardubice, which has been organized for almost 30 years and already is one of the best-known air shows in the Central Europe, now got its own wings. On 22nd October 2019, the Aviation Fair Squadron (Letka Aviatické pouti) officially commenced its operation, when the first aircraft of the newly established... Read More

Mil Mi-171Sh

Mil Mi-171Sh ´223´, Croatian Air Force, taking-off from the static display after the 41st Sanicole International Airshow, Belgium. Mi-171 helicopter was supporting the Croatian Air Force aerobatic team Krila Oluje (the Wings of Storm), participating in the Sanicole air show and could be seen at the static display during the Kleine-Brogel spotter day on... Read More

North American P-51D Mustang and Hawker Hunter T Mk.68

Hawker Hunter and P-51 Mustang during the joint flying display at Zigermeet 19, the air show held last weekend at Flugplatz Mollis, in Switzerland. The North American P-51D Mustang 44-72773 (D-FPSI) is one of the approximately 170 airworthy P-51s existing today. This aircraft was built in 1945 and sent to South Italy but wasn´t... Read More

The participants list of 41st Sanicole International Airshow is almost completed

In addition to the two previous releases about the already confirmed participants of 41st Sanicole International Airshow and 8th Sanicole Sunset Airshow, here is the short information about a few other interesting aircraft worth seeing at Sanicole airfield in September. First of all, there is a Belgian air show premiere – CV-22 Osprey from... Read More

Su-57 fifth generation fighter on MAKS-2019 static display

The PJSC United Aircraft Corporation together with the Aviasalon JSC (air show organizer) have announced that the multipurpose fifth generation Su-57 fighter would have its premiere at the static display of International aviation and space salon MAKS-2019. Sukhoi Su-57, that time under the manufacturer designation T-50, had its public premiere at 2011 edition of... Read More