Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

25th January 2022

AIR SHOW NEWS

2022 air show season announcements (2)

In the past week we have started a series focused on aviation events planned for this year´s season. That initial article has already introduced some air shows and classic aircraft meetings to be held in Belgium, the Czech Republic and [...]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

21 January 1885 – Umberto Nobile is born

On 21st January 1885, Italian aviation pioneer and designer, as well as famous explorer of the Arctic areas, was born in Lauro, Italy. Umberto Nobile became famous thanks to his technical skills and passion for discovery of unknown areas beyond [...]
AIR SHOW NEWS

2022 air show season is almost here

A new year has started, so – as in our custom – we are starting a series focused on air shows and other interesting aviation events scheduled for 2022. At this very moment we do not know whether it would [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Douglas DC-3A

Douglas DC-3A (c/n 2204, HB-IRJ, Super Constellation Flyers Association), flying display at Red Bull Air Race, Gdynia, July 2014. The story of the legendary aeroplane the DC-3 undoubtedly is, began in the first half of the 1930s. And it was [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

A day with the interceptors (2)

Nearly a year ago, we have published a photo report from a day in Khotilovo (Хотилово) air base, a home of the 790th Fighter Aviation Regiment (790-й истребительный авиационный полк). That report met with the great interest and favourable reception, [...]

Made in Czechoslovakia – Zlín Trenér family

AVIATION HISTORY

27th October 2021

More than 74 years ago, on 20th October 1947, new Czechoslovak monoplane took-off for the first time. Commonly known as Zlín Trenér (English: trainer), the aircraft gave start for an entire series of Czechoslovak aerobatic [...]

´Mumbling bee´ – the story of C-160 Transall airlifter

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25th August 2021

Almost sixty years ago, Transall C-160 transport aircraft took-off for its maiden flight. Officially introduced in 1967, the Franco-German airlifter is currently approaching the end its active duty. And that creates a good opportunity to [...]

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