Tupolev Tu-104A (c/n 76600503, formerly OK-LDA, operated by Československé Aerolinie / Czechoslovak Airlines – ČSA), open-air exhibition in Kbely Aviation Museum, Prague (Letecké muzeum Kbely), April 2013. Since the early 1950s, the turbojet propulsion was […]
During the forthcoming 32nd edition of Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť) air show, a part of the flying display programme will be performed by pilots from Centrum Leteckého Výcviku (Flight Training Centre – CLV) in Pardubice. […]
In addition to the previous two articles focused on upcoming aviation events in Europe, here is a short list of last-minute updates. In other words, a few recently announced air shows or spotter days that […]
On 26th April 1896, Ernst Udet, a German Great War air ace, aerobatic and stunt pilot, as well as one of developers of the re-created German air force and Colonel-General of Luftwaffe, was born. Ernst […]
Embraer EMB 121A Xingu (c/n 121-078, 078-YE of the French Air and Space Force) on static display during the Belgian Air Force Days 2023, Kleine-Brogel, September 2023. In the middle of 1960s, the Brazilian authorities […]
The US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) became finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, an annual aviation award administered by the US National Aeronautic Association […]
Last week, we have published the first part of our review focused on problems that weighing on development of the new Russian passenger aircraft. The article introduced a brief history of the Soviet airliners, the […]
On 19th April 2021, the autonomous NASA helicopter Ingenuity made its first flight at Wright Brothers Field on Mars. Ingenuity (also nicknamed Ginny) became the first aircraft to perform powered and controlled extra-terrestrial flight. Although […]
At the beginning of April 2024, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) informed that the final two pilots graduated from the AV-8B Harrier II Fleet Replacement Detachment (FRD) of the Marine Aircraft Group 14. Capt. […]
Thunder Tigers (a four-ship formation of F-16AM fighters – FA-136, FA-95, FA-102 and FA-126 of the Belgian Air Component), performing a flying display during the Belgian Air Force Days 2023, Kleine-Brogel, September 2023. The Thunder […]
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