US Secretary of the Navy Josepus Daniels approved a contract for the first dirigible balloon for the United States Navy. The First World War was a period marked by a rapid and intensive development of […]
Approximately one week ago, the ´Swifts´ (Стрижи, also romanized as Strizhi) aerobatic group of the Russian Aerospace Forces has celebrated its 30th anniversary. The team, currently flying in a formation of nine MiG-29 jet fighters, […]
Russian Helicopters holding company has just announced that a modernized Ka-32A11M fire-fighting helicopter is going to be presented at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021. The scope of K-32 modernization includes a glass cockpit […]
Tecnam P2008 JC (SP-LLF, c/n 1144), LOT Flight Academy, taxiing before flying display during the Central Air Show of 100th Anniversary of the Polish Aeroclub, Rzeszów 2019. History of this light, single-engine, two-seat and high-wing […]
A few weeks ago, in our article focused on this year´s air show season, we mentioned the Aviation Fair in Pardubice among the cancelled events. Nevertheless, it appeared not a final decision. Yesterday, on 6th […]
Capt. Jean Assoland, French aviation pioneer, is shot down by British fighters over Madagascar. Jean Assoland (also known as Bernache-Assolant) began his military career with the French Navy. In 1924, at the age of 19, […]
The city of Friedrichshafen is inextricably linked to the history of German aviation. Here, on the northern shoreline of Bodensee (English: Lake Constance), Count Ferdinand of Zeppelin located his dirigible factory and developed his famous […]
Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152 experimental interceptor aircraft, Central Air Force Museum in Monino, July 2017. In the mid-1950s, the Soviet air defence forces were in a desperate need of modern interceptor aircraft. The perfect air defence fighter […]
In Russia, preparations for commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Victory in Europe Day have entered its final phase. The final week before the nationwide celebrations was marked by several rehearsal flights, performed over the […]
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