On 10 April 1963, the EWR VJ 101, a German experimental VTOL jet fighter, performed its first flight. At the turn of the 1950s and 1960s, the idea of jet-powered VTOL aeroplanes spread around the […]
For European aviation enthusiasts, Aviatická pouť (the Aviation Fair) is an air show that needs no introduction. Having been organised for more than thirty years, it has become the largest civilian aviation event in the […]
Airbus A350-941 XWB (c/n 002, F-WWCF), flying display at the XIV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019, Zhukovsky, August 2019. The Airbus A350 airliner was developed in the late 2000s as the company’s answer to […]
On Friday, 20 March 2026, NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft made its second flight, followed by the third flight a week later. For its second flight, the aeroplane took off from the Edwards […]
On 3 April 1933, two Westland aircraft, the PV-3 and the PV-6, successfully performed the first-ever flight over Mount Everest as part of the Houston–Mount Everest Flight Expedition. Although flying over the highest mountain on […]
At the beginning of July 2025, Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 74 – TaktLwG 74 (the 74th Tactical Air Force Wing) of the German Air Force organised its traditional aviation event, the Medieval Mini Tiger Meet. Held every […]
Přikryl-Blecha PB-6 Racek (airworthy, full-scale replica of PB-6 “OK-BPI”, OK-KUU 56), waiting for departure from the 29th edition of Aviatická pouť air show, Pardubice, May 2019. The aviation adventure of two Czech pioneers, Jaroslav Přikryl […]
In 2026, Siły Powietrzne (the Polish Air Force) celebrate twenty years of operating F-16 fighter jets. By choosing these aircraft, Poland has not only strengthened its own air force, but also bolstered NATO’s air power, enhancing […]
On 27 March 1994, the Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon performed its maiden flight, piloted by chief test pilot Peter Weger. The history of the European-developed 4th-generation air-superiority fighter officially began in 1985, with a multilateral agreement […]
With the arrival of spring, Armée de l’air et de l’espace (the French Air and Space Force) conducted one of its major live-fly exercises of the year, codenamed Poker, which simulated a nuclear air raid. […]
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