Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

11 August 2026

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Flight Design CTSW

Flight Design CTSW (c/n 05-10-13, SP-STBO), taxiing on the runway at Świebodzice airfield, Świebodzice, July 2026. The CT (standing for “composite technology”) range of light aircraft was developed in the mid-1990s by Flight Design GmbH, a German company founded by [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

Boeing cleared to produce long-range JDAM

On 5 August 2026, Boeing announced that the company was granted a $75 million Undefinitised Contract Action (UCA) by the U.S. Air Force to acquire the BSU-111/B Payload Delivery Unit (PDU) for the new GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long [...]
AVIATION HISTORY

7 August 1913 – death of Samuel Cody

On 7 August 1913, Samuel Cody died in an aviation accident when his floatplane crashed near Farnborough, England. Samuel Franklin Cowdery (later known as Samuel Franklin Cody and nicknamed the “Flying Cowboy”) was born on 6 March 1867 in Davenport, [...]
CIVIL AVIATION

Boeing 737-7 is finally approved for commercial service

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced that an amended type certificate (ATC) had been granted for the new Boeing 737-7 airliner, thereby clearing the aircraft for commercial service. Following its first certification flight, which took place in March [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

SZD-15 Sroka

SZD-15 Sroka (c/n: ?, SP-GSKA, formerly SP-1732 and Ла-0451) participating in the International Vintage Glider and Classic Hang Glider Rally, Witków, May 2026. The new Polish sailplane, later known as the SZD-15 Sroka (Eurasian magpie), was created on the initiative [...]

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

FEATURED

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 [...]

DREAMERS AND DOERS