Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

8 July 2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Short SC.7 Skyvan

Short SC.7 Skyvan (c/n SH.1954, G-BEOL, formerly JA8803 of the Japan Maritime Safety Agency), taxiing after landing at Kleine-Brogel Air Base, September 2015. The story that led to the development of the Short SC.7 Skyvan, commonly nicknamed the “Flying Shoebox”, [...]
DREAMERS AND DOERS

The world-first wingsuit formation flight over Mont Blanc

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. The project, led by Fred [...]
AVIATION HISTORY

3 July 1937 – first flight of Dornier Do 24

On 3 July 1937, the prototype of the German flying boat, the Dornier Do 24, successfully performed its maiden flight. In August 1934, Reichsluftfahrtministerium (the German Reich Ministry of Aviation – RLM) issued a requirement for a long-range, ocean-going reconnaissance [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

No-fly means no-fly – G7 Summit sees first-ever paraglider interception

Between 15 and 17 June 2026, the 52nd annual G7 Summit took place in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France. As always, the event required extensive security measures on the ground and in the air. The French and Swiss authorities imposed week-long restrictions, [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Klemm L 25H (replica)

Klemm L 25H (full-scale replica, OK-RAU 07), flying display during the 2022 edition of Den ve vzduchu air show, Plasy, April 2022. In 1926, Hanns Klemm, a German aviation engineer who had previously worked for Zeppelin and Daimler, founded his [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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