Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

9th August 2022

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

5 August 1930 – Neil Armstrong is born

On 5th August 1930, Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the Moon, was born. Neil Alden Armstrong was born as the son of Stephen and Viola Armstrong, on a farm belonging to his grandparents in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Due [...]
AVIATION HISTORY

Challenge International de Tourisme – a competition that marked the history of aviation

On this day, ninety three years ago, Challenge International de Tourisme (English: International Tourist Aeroplane Competition) began in Paris, France. For almost two weeks, fifty five aircraft and their crews competed in several technical and flying trials, to receive recognition [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Pilatus P-2-05

Pilatus P-2-05 (c/n 600-30, OK-PTW, formerly U-110 of the Swiss Air Force), exhibited at Classic Trainers open doors day, Plzeň, May 2022. In the middle of the World War II, the neutral country of Switzerland was looking for a training [...]
AIR SHOW NEWS

2022 air show season updates – Letecký den Cheb, Czech Republic

It is only two weeks to another air show event to be held in the Czech Republic – Letecký den Cheb (Aviation day Cheb). The event will be organized on 13th and 14th August at Cheb airfield, Western Bohemia. Cheb [...]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

29 July 1936 – Operation Magic Fire, the first airlift operation in history

On 29th July 1936, Junkers Ju 52 aircraft began to carry the Army of Africa from Spanish Morocco to Andalusia, Spain. That effort, performed by Germany in support of the Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, is commonly recognized [...]

Shaping the future of the Czech Air Force – the race for new fighter aircraft

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12th July 2022

Seventeen years ago, on 18th April 2005, the first six JAS-39 Gripen aircraft arrived to Čáslav air force base in the Czech Republic, therefore opening the new era in the Czech Air Force. Implementation of [...]

When propeller beats jet – the story of uncommon dogfights

AVIATION HISTORY

30th June 2022

The Korean War is commonly known as the first conflict that seen large-scale jet-versus-jet air battles, with MiG-15 and F-86 Sabre being the iconic aircraft of the era. Nevertheless, it was the war in which [...]

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