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 […]
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 […]
21st July 2024 marked the first ever deployment of the USAF strategic bombers to Romania. On that day, two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, […]
On 9th August 1884, Charles Renard and Arthur Constantin Krebs performed the first fully controlled free flight with La France, a non-rigid airship they developed for the French Army. Charles Renard, born 1847 in Damblain, […]
On 1st May 2024, after an eight-year gap, the doors of Náměšt´military airfield again opened for general public, on the occasion of the Open Day event organised by 22. základna vrtulníkového letectva (22nd Helicopter Air […]
Letov LF-107 Luňák (c/n 34, OK-0820), flying display at 32nd edition of Aviatická pouť air show, Pardubice, June 2024. On 25th June 1948, prototype of the new Czechoslovak aerobatic glider LF-107 Luňák (English: kite) performed […]
During the recently concluded Farnborough International Airshow, Boeing and Ryanair signed a strategic, multi-year agreement covering the electronic flight bag (EFB) solution for the airline. Ryanair, the low-cost carrier based in Ireland, is the largest […]
On 2nd August 1909, the first example of Wright Military Flyer was delivered to the US Army Signal Corps. Officially designated ´Signal Corps No. 1´, and commonly known as ´Aeroplane No. 1´, the Wrights´ aircraft […]
On 26th July 2024, three German Eurofighter EF-2000 aircraft performed the record-breaking non-stop flight from Japan to Hawaii Island, staying in the air for over ten and a half hours. Information about the record flight […]
On 2nd August 1909, the first example of the Wright Military Flyer was delivered to the US Army Signal Corps. Officially designated Signal Corps No. 1, and commonly known as Aeroplane No. 1, the Wrights’ […]
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