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Grob G 120TP
Grob G 120TP (c/n 11112, G-CJYG), performing a flypast over Penzing Air Base during the Tag der Bundeswehr 2017 spotter day, Penzing, June 2017. The Grob G 120TP is the third aircraft in the family […]
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Scheibe SF 25C Falke
Scheibe SF 25C Falke (c/n 4457, OK-9101), flying display during the air show held at the 80th anniversary of Aeroklub Šumperk, Šumperk, September 2026. The SF 25 Falke (Falcon) was a further step in the […]
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Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X (c/n 65293, OK-RAA), flying display during the 2026 edition of Letecký den Cheb (Aviation Day Cheb), Cheb, August 2026. The Bell 505 light utility rotorcraft was developed in the early […]
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Dornier Do 24 ATT
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 […]
AVIATION HISTORY
12-28 August 1932 – Challenge International de Tourisme 1932
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, […]
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Flight Design CTSW
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, […]
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Bölkow Bo 207
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 […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Four NATO nations sign LOI to acquire MQ-4C Triton ISR UAVs
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 […]
AVIATION HISTORY
3 July 1937 – first flight of Dornier Do 24
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 […]
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Klemm L 25H (replica)
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 […]