On 10th November 1907, French aviation pioneer Henri Farman, flew a distance of 1,030 metres with Voisin-made biplane. The flight lasted 1 minute and 14 seconds, thus Farman became the first European to stay in […]
On 27th October 1988, prototype of ATR 72 regional airliner performed its maiden flight. Exactly one year later, on 27th October 1989, the aircraft began its operational service with Finnair airline. The idea of ATR […]
Between 25th June and 3rd August 2023, 320 members of French military personnel participated in operational deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, codenamed Pégase 2023. The main objective of the exercise was to prove the ability […]
On 6th October 1888, Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros, a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot, was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion island. Although the Garros family came from the Metropolitan France, they, since a long […]
This year, the most famous French aerobatics team Patrouille de France, celebrates its significant anniversary – 70 years since the team was officially established and adopted the current name. However, the beginning of the French […]
On 15th September 1916, two Austro-Hungarian seaplanes sank the French submarine Foucault near the Bay of Kotor. It was the first time in history when a submarine was sunk by an aeroplane. The Foucault (Q70) […]
On 18th August 1805, Sophie Blanchard successfully completed her solo balloon flight, therefore becoming the first woman in aviation history to perform a solo flight in an aircraft. Marie Madeleine Sophie Blanchard (née Armandt) was […]
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 […]
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. […]
Morane-Saulnier (SOCATA) MS 893A Rallye Commodore (c/n 10638, OK-CZM), taxiing to runway at Plzeň-Líně airfield, Líně, May 2023. It is very rare in general aviation sector that new aeroplanes are made because of government-organized competition. […]
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