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MILITARY AVIATION
From a clean sheet to flight testing in 556 days – YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft takes-off into the skies
The history of aviation, since its very beginning, is characterised by significant technological changes that have been constantly altering the capabilities of aircraft and their applications for both civil and military purposes. For example, in […]
SPACE
Beyond the Solar System – Pioneer 10 and 11
In about half a year, the Pioneer 10 space probe will reach another milestone in its journey into space – the distance of 21 billion kilometres (13.048 billion miles/ 140.376 Astronomical Units) from Earth. Pioneer […]
AVIATION HISTORY
7 November 1910 – the first flight test of Todd’s aeroplane
On 7 November 1910, an aeroplane designed by Emma Lilian Todd performed a powered hop at the Garden City airfield in New York. Emma Lilian (Lily) Todd was born in Washington, D.C. on 12 June […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon
American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon (c/n 1057-2007, OK-ACR), exhibited at the Letecký den Cheb 2024 air show, Cheb, August 2024. The 8KCAB Decathlon belongs to the family of popular light utility aeroplanes initially developed by […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Nine more CH-47 Block II Chinooks for the US Army
Last week, Boeing announced that it had been awarded two new contracts for CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters for the United States Army. The Lot 4 and Lot 5 awards are valued at 461 million […]
AVIATION HISTORY
24 October 1919 – Frank Piasecki is born
On 24 October 1919, Frank Nicholas Piasecki, an American engineer and pioneer of rotorcraft aviation, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Piasecki, the son of Polish immigrants, began his engineering career at a young age. During […]
AVIATION HISTORY
17 October 1922 – The first aircraft launched from the first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
On 17 October 1922, the first aircraft, a Vought VE-7 biplane, was launched from USS Langley, the first aircraft carrier of the US Navy. Although it was neither the first time an aeroplane had taken […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Eight more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the USAF
Last week, Boeing officially announced that the company had been awarded an additional contract to produce eight more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the United States Air Force. The deal, worth more than $173 million, […]
SPACE
ViaSat-3 – the second Viasat´s next generation spacecraft
At the end of September 2025, Boeing delivered the second spacecraft in Viasat´s next generation ultra-high-capacity constellation, the ViaSat-3 F2. Coupled with the Boeing 702MP+ platform, the satellite is designed to add more than 1Tbps […]