Dornier Do 24 ATT (c/n 5345, D-CIDO, formerly RP-C2403 and D-CADT), exhibited at the static display during the spotter day organised on the eve of the 100th Anniversary of German Naval Aviation (Marineflieger), Nordholz, August […]
After two successful editions, Challenge International de Tourisme (the International Tourist Aeroplane Competition) had developed into the most prestigious aviation contest in Europe. Although the original idea was to compete with serially manufactured tourist aeroplanes, […]
Flight Design CTSW (c/n 05-10-13, SP-STBO), taxiing on the runway at Świebodzice airfield, Świebodzice, July 2026. The CT (standing for “composite technology”) range of light aircraft was developed in the mid-1990s by Flight Design GmbH, […]
Bölkow Bo 207 (c/n 272, D-EHKY), a visitor to Plasy airfield during the 2024 edition of Den ve vzduchu air show, Plasy, April 2024. Klemm Leichtflugzeugbau GmbH (Klemm Light Aircraft Company Ltd.) was a German […]
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, during the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum held in Ankara, Türkiye, four countries — Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway — signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) announcing their intention to […]
On 3 July 1937, the prototype of the German flying boat, the Dornier Do 24, successfully performed its maiden flight. In August 1934, Reichsluftfahrtministerium (the German Reich Ministry of Aviation – RLM) issued a requirement […]
Klemm L 25H (full-scale replica, OK-RAU 07), flying display during the 2022 edition of Den ve vzduchu air show, Plasy, April 2022. In 1926, Hanns Klemm, a German aviation engineer who had previously worked for […]
On 26 June 1936, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 twin-rotor helicopter performed its maiden flight. Heinrich Focke, born in Bremen in 1890, was a German aviation pioneer and rotorcraft designer, often referred to as the “father […]
On 15 June 2026, in Donauwörth, Germany, Airbus Helicopters and Avincis, one of the world’s leading aerial emergency services operators, signed a contract for up to 15 H145 helicopters. The new rotorcraft will strengthen Avincis’ […]
Boeing 757-200 (c/n 29309-936, G-ZAPX of Titan Airways), taxiing at Franz Josef Strauss Airport, Munich Airport, October 2018. In the mid-1970s, Boeing began working on a successor to the company’s best-selling narrow-body airliner, the 727. […]
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