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Historic
Handley Page Hampden night-fighters
A desperate measure to combat the German night raiders of late 1940 saw Handley Page Hampdens being pressed into use as improvised fighters
Farman Goliath - bomber turned airliner
Farman’s Goliath started out as a design for a bomber, was turned into an airliner — and then became a bomber again
Bomber Command raid on Renault plant
Bomber Command’s raid against the Renault works at Billancourt on 3 March 1942 was a pivotal one for several reasons. Not only did it see the first application of new operational techniques under Arthur Harris, but post-strike reconnaissance brought to the fore the outstanding qualities of the new de Havilland Mosquito
Military
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 135
Welcome to the 135th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
USAF, RAF crews conduct joint RC-135 training at Red Flag 23-1
Exercise Red Flag 23-1, which was recently held at Nellis AFB, provided a vital opportunity for RAF RC-135W crews to integrate with their USAF counterparts, as Khalem Chapman explains
USAF reconsidering plan to base F-15EX at Kingsley Field
The USAF is actively reconsidering previously announced plans to station its new Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fighters at Kingsley Field ANGB – home of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing – due to the air arm’s growing focus on the Indo-Pacific theatre
Commercial
Twenty years of the Airbus A318
January 2022 marks two decades since the A318 – the smallest member of the Airbus A320 Family – took flight. However, unlike its single-aisle stablemates, the A318 remains the runt of the litter, says Thomas Lee
Meet Hans Airways: Britain’s newest long-haul scheduled carrier
Key.Aero has all you need to know about this hugely ambitious new airline which looks set to become Britain's newest long-haul carrier
What’s happening with transatlantic air travel?
What’s happening with transatlantic air travel? What are the secrets to success and the challenges for carriers? Could it be the latest long-haul offerings from Airbus? Mark Broadbent reports
Trident at 60: The first airliner with autoland
Sixty years ago today the Trident took to the air for the first time. Unfortunately, it failed to garner the large number of orders achieved by Boeing’s competitor trijet – the 727. Dene Bebbington and Bruce Hales-Dutton look back and detail the development of the Trident and its three main variants
Flight Simulation
FA Simulations’ Helsinki Metropolitan VFR
We review FA Simulations' Helsinki Metropolitan VFR v3 for X-Plane 11.
The Human Element - A personal journey
Chris Partridge looks back at his flight simulation journey, starting with a Sinclair Spectrum ZX81 in the early 1980s, through to the golden age of combat simulation in the 90s and the VR experience of high-end modern jets and helicopters currently available in DCS World.
Turtle Beach’s VelocityOne Flight
In this review, look at the latest product from a company new to the world of simulation controllers but who have been designing and bringing to market many high-tech and gaming products since 1975 - San Diego-based Turtle Beach Corporation.
