Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

4 February 2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Knoller C.II

Knoller C.II (c/n 119.15, formerly in service with Kaiserliche und Königliche Luftfahrtruppen / the Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops), on display at the National Technical Museum in Prague, April 2025. The outbreak of the Great War led to the rapid development of [...]
AIR SHOW NEWS

Aviation Fair goes to Hradec Králové!

The 34th edition of Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair), the largest civilian air show in the Czech Republic, scheduled for 30–31 May 2026, will take place in Hradec Králové. The change of location was forced by the Czech military authorities, which [...]
AVIATION HISTORY

30 January 1930 – first flight of the Boeing XP-15

On 30 January 1930, the prototype of the Boeing XP-15, a monoplane fighter aircraft, performed its maiden flight. In the late 1920s, the Boeing Company developed the Model 99, a biplane fighter aircraft powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

French Air and Space Force at the forefront of the high-intensity training – Orion 2026

Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (the French Air and Space Force) has officially announced its readiness for one of this year’s major military exercises, Orion 2026. This training event, comprising complex air operations across all domains of conflict, will [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Stinson L-5 Sentinel

Stinson L-5 Sentinel (c/n 76-142?, HB-TRY, formerly 42-99186 of the USAAF and A-96 of the Swiss Air Force), flying display at Flugtage Fricktal-Schupfart 2018 air show, Schupfart, July 2018. In 1939, Stinson Aircraft Company introduced into market a high-wing light [...]

From active duty to history – a short review of military aircraft retirements in 2025

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14 January 2026

The year 2025 marked aviation history with several notable farewells to iconic military aircraft. These included both well-known workhorses from the Cold War era and relatively newer designs that proved ineffective in the modern combat [...]

First ever wingsuit foil soaring flight with altitude gain

DREAMERS AND DOERS

26 November 2025

In its press release published on 19 November 2025, the Red Bull company announced that Austrian wingsuit pioneer Peter Salzmann had once again pushed the boundaries of what is possible in human flight. This time, [...]

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