PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Mil Mi-24V
Mil Mi-24V (c/n 087358 and c/n 087354, ´7358´ and ´7354´ of the Czech Air Force), flying display at the Czech International Air Fest 2010, Hradec Králové, September 2010. In August of 1978, the first Mi-24D […]
Articles by Jacek Domański
AIR SHOW NEWS
The European air show season is about to start – Den ve vzduchu 2025
In less than a month, Den ve vzduchu (English: Day in the air) will open this year´s air show season in Europe. Traditionally organised during the last weekend of April, Den ve vzduchu is one […]
AVIATION HISTORY
4 April 1984 – death of Oleg Antonov
On 4th April 1984, the well-known Soviet aircraft designer, Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov (Олег Константинович Антонов) died in Kiev (in now Ukraine), at the age of 78. Antonov, born in 1906 in Troitsa village, the Moscow […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Aerotechnik L-13SW Vivat
Aerotechnik L-13SW Vivat (c/n 890307, OK-7107, formerly OK-9100), exhibited on static display during this year´s first edition of Letiště Točná (Točná Airport) open day, Prague, March 2025. The L-13 Vivat motor glider is a derivative […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Five more MH-47G Block II Chinooks for the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command
Last week, Boeing announced the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) awarded the company a contract worth 240 million USD to remanufacture five MH-47G Block II Chinook rotorcraft. The deliveries were set to begin […]
AVIATION HISTORY
28 March 1910 – maiden flight of Fabre Hydravion
On 28th March 1910, an experimental floatplane developed by Henri Fabre, performed its first flight marking the aviation history with the first successful take-off of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft from water. The first floatplane in […]
SPACE
AsterX 2025 – the fifth edition of the French military space exercise
On 17th March 2025, the fifth edition of the French military space exercise – codenamed AsterX 2025 – began at Centre national d’études spatiales (National Centre for Space Studies – CNES), Toulouse Space Centre. Organised […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Mudry CAP 10B
Mudry CAP 10B (c/n 122, F-GOUM, formerly ´122´ of the French Air Force), flying display at Flugtage Fricktal-Schupfart 2018, Schupfart, July 2018. In 1958, the French aviation enthusiast and professional pilot, Auguste Mudry, founded his […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Over the Pacific – from Tahiti to New Zealand in CASA CN-235
In the last few weeks, Armée de l’air et de l’espace (the French Air and Space Force) performed a few interesting operations with Airbus A400M Atlas airlifter in extreme weather conditions. They included two cold […]
AVIATION HISTORY
21 March 1971 – maiden flight of Westland Lynx
On 21st March 1971, the new British multi-purpose helicopter, designated Westland Lynx, performed its first flight. Development process focused on creation of the new British rotorcraft, named WG.13 and intended for both civil and military […]