Dassault Mirage F1CR (c/n 646, 118-NW of Armée de l’air / the French Air Force), static display at Slovak International Air Fest, Sliać, August 2013. In the 1950s, French aircraft manufacturer – Dassault Aviation – […]
In the last week of November 2022, the Boeing company was awarded a contract to deliver two additional KC-46A Pegasus air tankers for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF). Therefore, the Japanese fleet of KC-46A […]
On 4th December 2022, the United States Air Force and partner nations launched another edition of Operation Christmas Drop – unique humanitarian airlift operation in the western Pacific. It all started during the Christmas season […]
On 2nd December 1948, Beechcraft T-34 Mentor military training aircraft performed its first flight, flown by company test pilot, Vern Carstens. In 1947, Beech Aircraft Corporation based in Wichita, Kansas, brought to market its new […]
Pilatus P-3-05 (c/n 511-60, HB-RCL of the P-3 Flyers aerobatic team, formerly A-873 of the Swiss Air Force), flying display at Den ve vzduchu air show, Plasy, April 2016. In the early 1950s, increasing popularity […]
According to the information released by Boeing in the middle of November, the company is forecasting strong demand for air cargo services through 2041. As a result, air cargo traffic is expected to double until […]
In the middle of November 2022, the Boeing company delivered the twentieth CH-47F Chinook transport helicopter to the Royal Netherlands Air Force. This marked the completion of the country´s latest fleet upgrade. The CH-47F is […]
Cessna 152 (c/n 15282399, SP-NID, Aeroklub Ziemi Mazowieckiej), static display at Aeroplane, Helicopter and Autogyro Rally in Płock, August 2022. The Cessna 152 is a two-seat training and tourist aeroplane, introduced in 1977. It was […]
On 12th November this year, the world of aviation was struck by the news that Franklin Davis Robinson, originator of one of the most popular and successful families of helicopters in the world, had sadly […]
On 18th November 1930, Boeing XP-9 monoplane fighter aircraft, performed its maiden flight. The XP-9 (also known as Model 96, by its company designation), was the very first monoplane fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by […]
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