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Letter from the editor – December 2019

16 December 2019 Kacper Kolibowski

December… The smell of mistletoe, pine mixed with the sound of jingle bells, Christmas carols and… song-which-we-all-know-but-rather-not-mention by Wham…  This last month of the year usually makes us stop and think about the passing year […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Mi-171A2 helicopter enters new markets

30 November 2019 Jacek Domański

Mi-171A2 multirole helicopter was certified by the Civil Aviation Department of India, that confirmed the new Russian rotorcraft complied with Indian civilian aviation requirements. The certification opens the Indian market for the latest modified helicopter […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Fouga CM-170R Magister

26 November 2019 Jacek Domański

Fouga CM-170R Magister, D-IFCC (Quax Flieger) – a photo taken in June, during the spotter day in Nordholz air base (Fliegerhorst Nordholz), organized in addition to the Tag der Bundeswehr 2019 annual open doors event […]

CIVIL AVIATION

The VRT500 development enters the new stage

22 November 2019 Jacek Domański

In one of our first articles, issued in April 2019, we brought you a short report from the Fuorisalone exhibition, being the part of the Milan Design Week. During this show, at the ItalDesign stand, […]

MILITARY AVIATION

´Centre-2019´ – Russia hosted the joint multinational exercise of SCO countries

13 November 2019 Jacek Domański

Between 16th and 21st September, at several locations in Russia and other SCO countries, the multinational Strategic Command and Staff Exercise ´Centre-2019´ (Центр-2019) was held. All eight member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation were […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Another edition of ´BARS´ joint tactical exercise successfully completed

3 November 2019 Jacek Domański

Another edition of joint Serbian – Russian air force tactical exercise, codenamed ´BARS´ was held between 30th October and 2nd November 2019, at ´Privolzhskiy´ air base near Astrakhan. The exercise was performed with the participation […]

OTHER

Letter from the editor – November 2019

1 November 2019 Jacek Domański

Dear friends and followers! The autumn season is already here and, fortunately, bringing us some really great and warm ´golden autumn´ days. There is no need to say such days offers us the great opportunity […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Breitling Jet Team – the end of the story

3 October 2019 Jacek Domański

On 22nd September, the display performed at Festival Aérien Cervolix in France became the final conclusion of the 17-year-long activity of the Breitling Jet Team. As yet another consequence of Breitling´s exit from the aviation […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Hawker Hurricane Mk. IV

24 September 2019 Jacek Domański

Hawker Hurricane Mk. IV ´JV-N´ KZ321 – an iconic World War II aircraft photographed while performing an amazing low pass over the Kleine-Brogel airfield, during the spotter day on 14th September 2019. Hurricane Mk. IV […]

OTHER

Letter from the editor – September 2019

23 September 2019 Jacek Domański

Dear friends and followers! Autumn is already here, and this usually means the end of the air show season… In fact, the last weekend – with Athens Flying Week, Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show […]

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