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Miles M.14A Magister I
Miles M.14A Magister I / Hawk Trainer III (c/n 873, G-CLHY, formerly N3827 of the RAF / LV-XSG), flying display at 30th edition of Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2022. In order to tell […]
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MILITARY AVIATION
Evaluating the southern approach – Operation Noble Defender
Starting 29th June 2022, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) held training operation focused on validation of its capability to defend airspace of continental United States from so-called ´southern approach´ – an area of […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
1 July 1872 – Louis Blériot is born
On 1st July 1872, Louis Charles Joseph Blériot, the famous French aviation pioneer, is born in Cambrai, France. Louis Blériot, the legendary aviator, is not only one of iconic entrepreneurs and inventors of the early […]
AVIATION HISTORY
When propeller beats jet – the story of uncommon dogfights
The Korean War is commonly known as the first conflict that seen large-scale jet-versus-jet air battles, with MiG-15 and F-86 Sabre being the iconic aircraft of the era. Nevertheless, it was the war in which […]
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MILITARY AVIATION
Hot refuel at Darwin
During the last week, extraordinary guests have visited the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air base at Darwin, the Northern Territory. They were B-1B Lancer heavy supersonic bombers that performed a hot pit refuelling there, […]
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Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 (c/n 41H/656802, D-CRZY, formerly WJ298 of the Royal Navy and ´308´ of the Iraqi Air Force) flying display at 30th edition of Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2022. Hawker Sea […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Alaskan aggressors at Red-Flag 22-2
On 9th June 2022, the current edition of joint exercise Red Flag – Alaska was officially launched at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. The training, organized on regular basis since 1992, is a large-scale […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Training the next generation of ´Fulcrum´ pilots
Although in most of the European countries, the MiG-29 jets are about to be retired soon – usually going to be replaced by aircraft of Western design – there is a country where that aircraft […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
17 June 1910 – first flight of powered aircraft built by Aurel Vlaicu, Romanian aviation pioneer
On 17th June 1910, Vlaicu I, an aircraft built by Aurel Vlaicu, performed its maiden flight near Cotroceni Hill (Dealul Cotroceni) in Bucharest. It was the very first flight of a powered aeroplane in Romania […]