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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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AVIATION HISTORY
22 May 1946 – first flight of DHC-1 Chipmunk
On 22 May 1946, prototype of the DHC-1 Chipmunk training aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight. The DHC-1 Chipmunk was the first post-war aircraft designed by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. Developed shortly after […]
AVIATION HISTORY
RWD-8 – the most-produced pre-war Polish aircraft
Among Polish interwar aircraft, those designed by Stanisław Rogalski, Stanisław Wigura, and Jerzy Drzewiecki — designated RWD, the name coming from the initials of their surnames — hold a special place in aviation history. Notable […]
AVIATION HISTORY
UTVA 75 – the (almost) forgotten Yugoslavian trainer
A little while ago, the Serbian Ministry of Defence (Министарство одбране Републике Србије) published a reportage related to aviation training programme which was ongoing at the Colonel-Pilot Milenko Pavlović military airfield in Batajnica. The course […]
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AT-6C Texan / Harvard Mk IIa
North American AT-6C-15-NT Texan / Harvard Mk IIa (c/n 88-13651, N696RE, formerly 7696 of the South African Air Force), exhibited during open doors day at Classic Trainers / Hangar 3 collection, Plzeň-Líně, May 2024. In […]
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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
First flight of Boeing T-7A Red Hawk with the USAF
On 28th June 2023, the first Boeing T-7A training aircraft delivered to the United States Air Force performed its maiden flight, marking the start of engineering and manufacturing (EMD) stage of the Red Hawk development […]
AVIATION HISTORY
Link Trainer – the flight simulator that helped to win the World War II
On 14th April 1929, Edwin Albert Link submitted his initial patent application for ´Combination training device for student aviators and entertainment apparatus´. It was approved in September of 1931 and led to creation of the […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
2 December 1948 – maiden flight of Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
On 2nd December 1948, Beechcraft T-34 Mentor military training aircraft performed its first flight, flown by company test pilot, Vern Carstens. In 1947, Beech Aircraft Corporation based in Wichita, Kansas, brought to market its new […]
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Pilatus P-3-05
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 […]