Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

15 September 2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Scheibe SF 25C Falke

Scheibe SF 25C Falke (c/n 4457, OK-9101), flying display during the aie show held at the 80th anniversary of Aeroklub Šumperk, Šumperk, September 2026. The SF 25 Falke (Falcon) was a further step in the development of self-powered gliders designed [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

PEGASE 26 opens a new route to the Indo-Pacific through the Arctic

As previously reported, Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (the French Air and Space Force – FASF) began its seventh long-range air power projection mission, PEGASE 26, on 8 September 2026. The first stage of the deployment has now taken [...]
AVIATION HISTORY

11 September 1911 – Robert G. Fowler begins the flight across the United States

On 11 September 1911, Robert G. Fowler took off on the first coast-to-coast flight across the United States. Robert Grant “Bob” Fowler was born on 10 August 1884 in San Francisco, California. In the early 1900s, he developed an interest [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

Gripen F successfully completes its first flight 

According to the Swedish manufacturer, the aircraft took off from the company’s airfield in Linköping at 09:40 local time on 28 August 2026, beginning its 40-minute maiden flight.  During its inaugural flight, the aeroplane was piloted by Saab’s Chief Test [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X

Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (c/n 65293, OK-RAA), flying display during the 2026 edition of Letecký den Cheb (Aviation Day Cheb), Cheb, August 2026. The Bell 505 light utility rotorcraft was developed in the early 2010s by Bell Textron. Initially [...]

Marco Waltenspiel’s “Fairy Slalom” over Cappadocia

DREAMERS AND DOERS

24 August 2026

In early August 2026, Red Bull Skydive Team member Marco Waltenspiel turned the sky above Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with balloons, into a high-altitude slalom course. The project saw the Austrian skydiver complete [...]

The world-first wingsuit formation flight over Mont Blanc

DREAMERS AND DOERS

5 July 2026

On 25 June 2026, Red Bull issued a press release announcing that a group of eight of the world’s best wingsuit pilots had completed the longest terrain formation flight ever, launching from above Mont Blanc. [...]

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