Messerschmitt Me-262A-1C ´Schwalbe´ (replica) D-IMTT, rehearsal for Aviatická pout air show in Pardubice (Czech Republic), May 2016. Although the idea of jet-powered aeroplane is practically as old as the aircraft itself, the first constructions of […]
The current circumstances related to the coronavirus outbreak touched almost all countries and triggered the cancellations of many air shows this year. However, the organizers of events scheduled for the second part of the 2020 […]
A short supplement to the article published a week ago, containing the list of already cancelled or postponed aviation events, due to the precautions against the coronavirus outbreak. The updated list include the shows already […]
Maiden flight of Eurofighter Typhoon. In 1989, the consortium created by four nations – Germany, Spain, United Kingdom and Italy – began the construction of the 4th generation European air superiority fighter, the Eurofighter Typhoon […]
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 ´Red 3´, serial number 163306, exhibited during Open Day of Aviation Legends Foundation (Fundacja Legendy Lotnictwa), Biała Podlaska (Poland), 2014. This ´Gustav´ is one of about 12,000 examples of Bf 109 manufactured […]
Dear Readers, Followers and Friends of Afterburner – the Aviation Magazine, At the very beginning I must admit that postponing our monthly editorial letter for March was a purposeful action. I truly believed the news […]
Two months ago we´ve began to share here the first confirmed information related to the upcoming air show season 2020 in Europe. A series, that was intended to follow in March and later, bringing you […]
Between 1st and 21st March 1999, the first in history, successful non-stop balloon flight around the world was performed. On 1st March 1999, balloonists – Swiss Bertrand Piccard (pilot) and English Brian Jones (co-pilot) set […]
Dewoitine D.26 ´284´ training aircraft performing the flying display at Flugtage Schupfart 2019, an air show organized at the 50th anniversary of Schupfart airfield, Switzerland. In 1927, Émile Dewoitine – a French aviation designer and […]
In early March 2020, the crews of Russian Military Transport Aviation – MTA (Военно-транспортная авиация – ВТА) performed the live-fire combat exercise at Kushalino training ground, Tver region. At first sight, the combination of terms […]
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