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FOD walk at MacDill AFB
On 6th August 2024, the USAF personnel assigned to the 6th Air Refuelling Wing and the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, performed a foreign object debris walk at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The service […]
Year: 2024
AVIATION HISTORY
23 August 1878 – first British military aircraft performs its maiden flight
On 23rd August 1878, the first British military aircraft, the Pioneer, performed its maiden flight at Woolwich Arsenal. The first British military balloon trials are as old as 1862. That year, Lieutenant George Grover proposed […]
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Is the development of new Russian VTOL aircraft to be launched soon?
At the beginning of August 2024, ПАО “Яковлев” (PSJC Yakovlev) officially announced the company is ready to launch development of new Russian 5th generation aircraft, featuring the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. The information […]
SHORT AVIATION STORIES
The best bush aircraft ever made
The story of de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft, often referred to as ´the best bush aircraft ever made´, started shortly after the World War II. The management of de Havilland Canada (DHC) correctly predicted […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM, NATO reporting name Mongol-B (c/n 02695156, formerly ´256´ of Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee / the Air Forces of the National People’s Army and then 23+77 of the Luftwaffe), exhibited at Museum auf dem […]
SPACE
Polish astronaut officially assigned for space flight
On 5th August 2024, Axiom Space – a Houston-based US company, involved in the development of astronautical technologies and commercial space tourism – has published a press release disclosing its future space exploration plans and […]
AVIATION HISTORY
16 August 1947 – maiden flight of de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
On 16th August 1947, the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver took-off for its maiden flight, flown by Russel Bannock – a former Canadian fighter ace and at that time chief test pilot of the DHC […]
AVIATION HISTORY
50th anniversary of Panavia Tornado multirole combat aircraft
Yesterday, on 14th August 2024, the Panavia Tornado multirole combat aircraft celebrated the 50th anniversary of its maiden flight. A brief history of development and operational service of that aircraft was already mentioned in a […]
SHORT AVIATION STORIES
Panavia Tornado
Panavia Tornado is one of the most iconic aeroplanes of the Cold War era. This twin-engine, variable-sweep wing multirole jet aircraft was developed in the early 1970s by Panavia Aircraft GmbH, a tri-nation consortium consisting […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Panavia PA-200 Tornado ECR
Panavia PA-200 Tornado ECR (c/n 860, ´46+40´ of Luftwaffe / the German Air Force), taking-off for the COMAO mission during the NATO Tiger Meet 2024, Fliegerhorst Schleswig/Jagel, June 2024. Exactly fifty years ago, on 14th […]