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Historic
Historic ‘9/11’ Cessna for USAF museum
The National Museum of the US Air Force has received Cessna 172P N9344L, newly retired by the Civil Air Patrol.
Mosquito T43 flies at Ardmore
On 18 March, former Royal New Zealand Air Force de Havilland Mosquito T43 NZ2308 — the fourth Mosquito to emerge from the Avspecs workshops at Ardmore, Auckland — took to the air with leading American warbird pilot Steve Hinton at the controls.
FlyPast June 2024
June 2024 issue of FlyPast in page-turning format is a 148-page special edition saluting the many heroes of D-Day in the run-up to the 80th anniversary of World War Two’s ‘longest day’
BIG year for Meteor WS778!
Work to bring Meteor NF(T).14 WS788 back to life continues apace at Elvington’s Yorkshire Air Museum (YAM) near York…
Military
Slovak museum adds MiG-29 Fulcrum
The Slovakian Military History Museum (SMHM) in Piešťany has added Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29UB Fulcrum 5304 to its collection
Mi-24 Hind restored by Czech museum
Former Czech Air Force Mil Mi-24D Hind ‘0220’ has undergone a complete restoration to virtually as new condition in the Czech Republic.
RAF F-35 role demonstration explained
With the RAF performing an F-35B Lightning II ‘role demonstration’ at a number of UK airshows, AFM spoke to Gp Capt John ‘Butch’ Butcher, Commander of the UK’s Lightning Force about what airshow-goers can expect
Commercial
AIR International May 2024
May 2024 issue of AIR International in page-turning format puts the spotlight on military pilot training and selection processes through the eyes of a former RAF Chinook pilot
Record Stansted Airport passenger numbers
London Stansted Airport registered its busiest-ever year in 2023/24, new figures show.
First E-Jet Freighter flies
Embraer has flown the first E190F conversion from its São José dos Campos facility in Brazil.
Repercussions from Boeing 737 MAX delivery delays
Airlines are having to change fleet plans to cope with delivery delays of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Flight Simulation
Hype Performance Group’s H160 review
In this review, we take a detailed look at the H160 helicopter from Hype Performance Group.
A History of Military Flight Simulation – Part 5
This time, we trace the advances in hardware development at the start of the millennium and look at how 3D graphics cards furthered the evolution of combat flight sims. We also discuss how the dawn of online multiplayer gaming took combat flight simulation to the next level.
Carlisle Airport for MSFS out now
Scenery developer UK2000 has released Carlisle Airport EGNC for Microsoft Flight Simulator.