Wildland fires are recently a common subject of news headlines. They are one of the most feared forces of nature due to being nearly impossible to prevent, difficult to control and causing significant damage. It […]
Orličan VT-16 Orlík (c/n 150702, OK-2141), single-seat glider, static display during open doors day at Aeroklub Broumov, Broumov, October 2022. At the end of the 1950s, a well-known Czechoslovak aviation designer, Jiří Matějček, developed a […]
On 25th July 2023, the Government of Canada officially announced that the country awarded Airbus Space and Defence S.A. the contract for nine aircraft within the Canadian Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) programme. The contract […]
At the foothills of the Weser Uplands, in German land of Lower Saxony, there is a small but picturesque town named Bückeburg. Apart from the interesting Bückeburg Palace, the former residence of the Princes of […]
WSK SM-1Sz (c/n not confirmed – probably 402017, formerly ´4028´ of the Polish Air Force), exhibited at Museum of the Polish Navy, Gdynia, July 2014. The SM-1 helicopter is a Polish, licensed version of a […]
On 25th July 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Defence informed about two more joint live-fly exercises to be held in the country´s airspace during the upcoming months. Those bilateral training activities, as stated in the […]
On 28th July 1858, French photographer and journalist, known as Nadar, took the first airborne photograph from his balloon. Nadar was born in 1820 and his official name was Gaspard-Félix Tournachon. Initially, he started studying […]
When we think about the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, usually Charles Lindbergh and his Spirit of St. Louis aeroplane are the first that come to our mind. His feat stuck in common perception […]
Airbus A321-251NX (c/n 10613, 15+10 of the German Air Force / Luftwaffe) performing a flypast over Neuburg air force base, Neuburg a.D., July 2023. The Airbus A321LR (Long Range) belongs to A321neo family, being the […]
The Japan Ministry of Defence had recently announced that the Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) and the French Air and Space Force (FASF) are going to conduct bilateral live-fly exercise in the Japan airspace. […]
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