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MILITARY AVIATION

´Aviadarts-2020´ completed its final stage

25 September 2020 Jacek Domański

The final, international stage of ´Aviadarts-2020´ military aviation competition took place between 23rd August and 5th September. Similarly as in 2019, the contest was organized at Diaghilevo airfield, Ryazan region. More than 40 air crews […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

25 September 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright

25 September 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

The Wright brothers arrived at Kitty Hawk, to perform the further flights with their 1902 Wright Glider. On 25 September 1903, the brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright came to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to carry […]

AIR SHOW NEWS

Tag der Bundeswehr 2021 on 12th June 2021 – save the date!

24 September 2020 Jacek Domański

The German Ministry of Defence already disclosed the date of the annual open doors event of the German armed forces – Tag der Bundeswehr. In 2021, after the one year gap caused by Covid-19, the […]

CIVIL AVIATION

HSC and Polar Airlines signed a service contract for Ansat helicopters

24 September 2020 Jacek Domański

During the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2020 – held between 15th and 17th September in Moscow – the Helicopter Service Company (HSC), belonging to the Russian Helicopters holding, and Polar Airlines signed a comprehensive […]

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Aero L-159A ´ALCA´ (6070)

22 September 2020 Milan Toman

A September premiere – Aero L-159A ´ALCA´ (Advanced Light Combat Aircraft), close-support and attack aircraft operated by the Czech Air Force, in the special anniversary livery ´20 years of L-159 service´. 20 years ago, in […]

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Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant modernization programme

20 September 2020 Jacek Domański

Recently, a few interesting news related to the modernization of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAP), belonging to the Russian Helicopters, were released by the holding company. The introduced changes were focused on two main aspects […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

18 September 1947 – USAF became the independent branch of the US armed forces

18 September 2020 Jacek Domański

The United States Air Force became the fully independent branch of the US armed forces. For the first time, an aviation unit within the United States Army was established on 1st August 1907, named the […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Ansat helicopter at HeliRussia-2020

16 September 2020 Jacek Domański

During the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia, held between 15th and 17th September 2020 in Moscow, the Russian Helicopters holding presented new equipment options for Ansat multipurpose helicopter and announced the development of the new […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

McDonnell Douglas A-4N ´Skyhawk´

15 September 2020 Jacek Domański

McDonnell Douglas A-4N ´Skyhawk´, N432FS (ex-US Navy, ex-Israeli Air Force), operated by the BAE Systems Flight Systems, Fliegerhorst Wittmundhafen, June 2013. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a light, single-seat and carrier-capable attack aircraft was developed in the […]

AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

11 September 1932 – Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura

11 September 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

Two famous Polish aviators Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura died in a tragic crash of their RWD-6 aircraft on the way to Czechoslovakia. 88 years ago, on 11th September 1932, Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura […]

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