Gondola of Piccard/Kipfer balloon, used during their record flight dated 27th May 1931, exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels, September 2023. Auguste Antoine Piccard was a Swiss […]
In our article issued at the end of February 2024, we made you familiar with current status of several European military display teams. In numerous cases, the generational change that is now taking place in […]
Spring is already here, and this is high time to begin with our annual series focused on news and updates regarding the current air show season in Europe. Traditionally, our selection of events is very […]
Flying displays of military aircraft are among highlights of any aviation events and, without a doubt, they are some of the most loved by both aviation enthusiasts and general public. However, in recent years we […]
Christen Industries A-1 Husky (c/n 1079, HB-KCI), operated as a glider towing aircraft at Flugtage Fricktal-Schupfart 2018, Schupfart, July 2018. In 1972, Frank L. Christensen, the pioneer of modern kit planes for homebuilding, founded Christen […]
The first half of 2023 has passed and this is the best moment to take a closer look at aviation events planned for the remaining months of the year. In other words, it is the […]
On 7th July 1919, Oskar Bider, the famous Swiss aviation pioneer, died crashing his Nieuport 21 during an aerobatic performance in Dübendorf. Oskar Bider was born in 1891, in Langenbruck, Basel-Land. From his early years, […]
It was exactly four years ago, when we wrote about the sole airworthy ´Connie´ in Europe – and, at that time, one of only two such aeroplanes in the world that were still able to […]
Eurocopter EC635 P2+ (c/n 0608, T-354 of the Swiss Air Force), static display at the 75th Anniversary of Meiringen airfield, Meiringen, June 2016. If you think that silhouette of the EC635 strongly resembles an another, […]
Pilatus P-3-05 (c/n 511-60, HB-RCL of the P-3 Flyers aerobatic team, formerly A-873 of the Swiss Air Force), flying display at Den ve vzduchu air show, Plasy, April 2016. In the early 1950s, increasing popularity […]
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