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Year: 2019

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Mikoyan and Gurevich MiG-29AS

6 August 2019 Jiří Sofilkanič

Slovak Air Force MiG-29AS ´0619´ performing the flying display at Czech International Air Fest 2010, Hradec Králové. This aircraft is flown by Lieutenant colonel Marián ´Buker´ Bukovský, the Slovak Air Force display pilot between 2010 […]

AVIATION HISTORY

Around the world with the Legend – Silver Spitfire-The Longest Flight Expedition

5 August 2019 Kacper Kolibowski

Thinking of the most famous fighter aeroplanes of the Second World War period, with no doubt a British Supermarine Spitfire is the first name that comes to minds for many of us. That is absolutely […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Another step towards integration of the 5th generation – exercise Astral Knight 2019

4 August 2019 Jacek Domański

Deepening the integration of the fifth generation F-35A Lightning II jets was one of the goals for the Astral Knight 2019 joint multinational exercise, that was organized late May and early June 2019, at Aviano […]

CIVIL AVIATION

LOT Polish Airlines has its “Retrojet”

2 August 2019 Piotr Dudek

In December 2018 LOT Polish Airlines celebrated its 90th anniversary. Apart from obvious official ceremonies that were held on this occasion, the management of the national carrier prepared a nice surprise for its passengers and […]

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Junkers Ju 52/3mte (CASA 325L)

30 July 2019 Jacek Domański

Junkers Ju 52/3mte ´Rudolf von Thüna´ replica, exhibited in the Munich Airport Visitor Park, made by re-painting the CASA 352L aircraft, a Spanish version of Ju 52, manufactured between 1945 and 1952. The CASA 352L […]

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Letter from the editor – July 2019

29 July 2019 Piotr Dudek

Dear Friends, When we started our project few months ago, we were full of true enthusiasm, we were driven by adrenaline and sincere passion. On the other hand, we were also anxious whether Afterburner would […]

CIVIL AVIATION

The last flying season for the Breitling Jet Team

29 July 2019 Jacek Domański

Unfortunately, it seems that this year´s series of bad aviation-related news will continue… A few month ago, we´ve mentioned in our articles about the decision made by the new management of Breitling company, to discontinue […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Kamov Ka-32 helicopters fighting with fire in Turkey

25 July 2019 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters Holding Company has just delivered three Ka-32A-11BC multipurpose helicopters to Turkey. All of them will be used for firefighting purposes. In July 2018 contracts were signed with KAAN Air (Turkey) for delivery of […]

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21(MF-75) LanceR C

23 July 2019 Milan Toman

The Romanian Air Force MiG-21 LanceR C ´6824´ is landing for refuelling at Pardubice airfield (Czech Republic), during the way back home to Romania from RIAT 2019 – 22nd July 2019. Two RoAF MiG-21s (6824 […]

SPACE

Fifty years since one small step for a man… PART I: Our goal is the Moon

23 July 2019 Kacper Kolibowski

Long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… That´s how usually the space tales begin, but it´s not going to work this time. Actually, we would like to tell you the story about […]

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