PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Aero Ae 270 Ibis
Aero Ae 270 Ibis (c/n 008, OK-ALE), performing a flying display during the Open Doors Day at the 21st Tactical Air Force Base, Čáslav, May 2013. Somewhere in the 1980s, the idea of creating a […]
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Bölkow P-166/3
Bölkow P-166/3 ´Flying Jeep´ experimental rotorcraft, exhibited at Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum), June 2025. The P-166/3 was developed in 1960 by Götz Heidelberg, a German aviation engineer, inventor, and aircraft designer who at that […]
AVIATION HISTORY
18 April 1952 – first flight of Convair YB-60
On 18th April 1952, prototype of Convair YB-60 long-range heavy bomber, successfully performed its maiden flight. The story of YB-60 starts already in the early 1940s, when the US military authorities issued the first requirement […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Leonardo/Alenia Aermacchi M346 Master
Leonardo/Alenia Aermacchi M346 Master (c/n 6962/001, CPX615, the 001 prototype of the aircraft) taxiing for flying display during International Air Show 2011, Radom, August 2011. The history of the M346, being the Europe’s most advanced […]
MILITARY AVIATION
JetZero Inc. selected for further development of blended wing body aircraft
On 16th August 2023, the United States Air Force announced on its website that JetZero Inc. has been selected by the Department of the Air Force for the next phase of a blended wing body […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
18 November 1930 – first flight of Boeing XP-9
On 18th November 1930, Boeing XP-9 monoplane fighter aircraft, performed its maiden flight. The XP-9 (also known as Model 96, by its company designation), was the very first monoplane fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
12 March 1938 – first flight of PZL.44 Wicher
Maiden flight of PZL.44 Wicher (English: Gale), a prototype of Polish two-engine airliner. The inter-war years were a period when aviation truly boomed all over the world. Especially in the 1930s, the popularity of air […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
12 February 1914 – ´Ilya Muromets´ performed a demonstration flight
The second prototype of ´Ilya Muromets´ performed a demonstration flight with 16 passengers, setting a new world record for number of passengers carried. Although Igor Sikorsky is usually associated with helicopter industry and known as […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
5 February 1960 – maiden flight of PZL TS-11 ´Iskra´
Maiden flight of PZL TS-11 ´Iskra´, a Polish jet trainer aircraft. The idea of creating a jet-powered trainer for the Polish Air Force was born in the middle of 1950s, upon the introduction of jet […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
29 January 2010 – maiden flight of Sukhoi PAK FA
Maiden flight of Sukhoi PAK FA prototype, the aircraft also known as Sukhoi T-50 (company designation) and then as Su-57 (NATO reporting name: Felon, although unconfirmed). The roots of a Russian new generation fighter programme […]