Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

7th December 2023

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

8 December 1938 – German aircraft carrier ´Graf Zeppelin´ is launched

On 8th December 1938, the only German aircraft carrier ´Graf Zeppelin´ was launched in Kiel. After the Nazis came to power in Germany, expansion of the Kriegsmarine (the German Navy) became one of the priorities of Hitler and his henchmen. [...]
AIR SHOW REPORTS

Medieval Mini Tiger Meet 2023 in Neuburg

In the first decade of July 2023, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74 (74th Tactical Air Force Wing – TaktLwG 74) organized – at its home base in Neuburg a.d. Donau – a Medieval Mini Tiger Meet. The event celebrated the 10th anniversary [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan (c/n 4616, formerly 42-37620 USAAF, N15KK), flying display at Mini Tiger Meet 2023, Neuburg a.d. Donau, July 2023. In the late 1930s, the Beech Aircraft company developed a new, all-metal light aeroplane, designed in twin-tailfin configuration (with [...]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

1 December 1932 – first flight of Heinkel He 70 Blitz

On 1st December 1932, a German mail and passenger aircraft Heinkel He 70, performed its maiden flight. The Heinkel He 70 was one of representatives of the new generation of German aircraft, designed and developed in the early 1930s. Aeroplanes [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

Eleven Mi-35 attack helicopters for Serbia

On Thursday, 23rd November 2023, the Serbian authorities officially confirmed the country had acquired eleven Mi-35P attack helicopters from the Cypriot National Guard. The purchase was disclosed to public during the official visit of Aleksandar Vučić, the President of Serbia, [...]

Forgotten pioneers – German flight endurance records of 1914

AVIATION HISTORY

26th November 2023

During the year 1914, German aviation pioneers set several flight endurance world records, successively increasing the time they spent in the air, without refuelling. Although the last record in that series remained unbroken for more [...]

Across the ocean – astonishing stories of transatlantic flights

AVIATION HISTORY

26th July 2023

When we think about the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, usually Charles Lindbergh and his Spirit of St. Louis aeroplane are the first that come to our mind. His feat stuck in common perception [...]

CIVIL AVIATION