On 25th March 2006, the second successful test flight of HyShot III, a revolutionary supersonic combustion ramjet engine was performed at Woomera, South Australia. In 1947, Charles Yeager, flying the Bell X-1 rocket aircraft, broke […]
On 12th March, after a few months´ winter break, gates of Letiště Točna and its hangar opened for general public again. Visitors who came there – for the first aviation event of the 2022 season […]
Fairey Gannet AS.4 (c/n F.9395, formerly XG 853 Royal Navy, then UA+113 German Naval Aviation), static display at open-air exhibition of Aeronauticum (Deutsche Luftschiff und Marineflieger Museum), Nordholz, June 2019. The Fairey Gannet is commonly […]
A fortnight ago, we have written about preparations for Cold Response 2022 – a NATO military exercise organized in Norway. Although being organized biannually since 2006, this year the training reached its largest significance. It […]
On 18th March 1916, Ernst Udet achieved his first of 62 air victories in the Great War, shooting down a French Farman F.40 aircraft. Ernst Udet, born on 26th April 1896 in Frankfurt am Main, […]
A first-of-its-kind joint exercise was hosted between 3rd and 6th March 2022 by the Hawaii Air National Guard. The training, codenamed ´Ho’oikaika´, was focused on creating a stealth airpower while operating from three separate locations […]
Beech B35 Bonanza (c/n D-2444, N5159C), static display at Airport Točna / Letiště Točna open doors day, March 2022. In aviation, the term ´milestone´ is typically being used to describe advanced military jets, record-breaking prototypes […]
On 12th March 2022, the first Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft intended for the Japanese Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) has landed at Misawa air force base. That UAV is the first out of […]
On 11th March 1993, Airbus A321, being one of the most successful airliners made by the company, performed a maiden flight. The A321 is a member of a popular A320 family of passenger aircraft, produced […]
From mid-March to April, approximately 30,000 of military personnel from 27 countries will participate in the Cold Response 2022 exercise, held in Norway. Considered to be the largest NATO military training led by Norway since […]
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