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Fourteen years of fourteen Gripens in the Czech Air Force

22 April 2019 Jacek Domański

Exactly fourteen years ago, on April 18th, 2005, the very first six supersonic jet fighters from Sweden – JAS-39 Gripen – arrived to Čáslav air force base, therefore opening the Gripen era in the Czech […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Victory Day Parade 2019 in the air – news

19 April 2019 Piotr Dudek

The Russian MoD has revealed some information on the aviation part of the Victory Day Parade that will traditionally be held on May 9 over the Red Square in Moscow. We may expect some interesting […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Yak-3U R2000 “Czech Ride” – the most powerful and the fastest piston engine powered aeroplane in Poland

14 April 2019 Kacper Kolibowski

In the recent time at an air shows in Poland is possible to see more and more vintage aeroplanes. Among them there are not only those which are visiting our country hospitably, but what is […]

AVIATION EVENTS

Red Bull Air Race demo at the Aviation Fair 2019

14 April 2019 Jacek Domański

In addition to a several historic aircraft performances, this year’s 29th annual Aviation Fair is preparing a big surprise. The flight program, which visitors will see in the skies of Pardubice on June 1st and […]

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Letter from the editor – April 2019

14 April 2019 Kacper Kolibowski

Dear Aviation Enthusiast! After long months of preparations, we are pleased to put at your disposal the fruit of our actions – AFTERBURNER – The Aviation Magazine website. Site about aviation, created by enthusiasts for […]

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VRT500 helicopter presented at Milan Design Week

10 April 2019 Jacek Domański

The design bureau VR-Technologies, subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters holding company, presented a mock-up of the light multi-purpose helicopter VRT500 at the Fuorisalone exhibition (part of the Milan Design Week, held April 8–14). The helicopter […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Mi-26T2V – The biggest helicopter in the world completes preliminary flight tests.

6 April 2019 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters, a part of Rostec State Corporation, successfully completed preliminary flight tests of the Mi-26T2V helicopter. The aircraft is now being prepared for a handover to the Russian Ministry of Defense to do joint […]

AVIATION EVENTS

The first announcements for the 2019 Sanicole Airshow

6 April 2019 Jacek Domański

After the one-year gap, caused by the Belgian Air Force days organized in September in Kleine-Brogel air force base, just a few kilometres from the Sanicole aeroclub, one of the most interesting European airshows is […]

CIVIL AVIATION

The Mi-171 helicopter certified in China

5 April 2019 Jacek Domański

The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a national type certificate for the Mi-171 helicopter with VK-2500-03 engines. The decision of the Chinese authorities gives Russian Helicopters company an opportunity to supply machines of this […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Gearing up for the 2019 airshow season

2 April 2019 Milan Toman

Between 19th February and 13th March, the Gripen rehearsal flights before the new display season took place at the 21st Air Force Base in Časláv. The Czech Air Force is a JAS-39 Gripen C/D operator […]

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