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Historic

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Ringway remembered

Bob O’Brien recalls trips to Manchester Airport in the 1960s and 1970s...

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Pilots' recollections - SR-71 Blackbird missions through a warzone

Combat Aircraft Journal looks back at a series of memorable missions for the SR-71 Blackbird during the Arab-Israeli war as they collected valuable intelligence during a series of high-risk flights.

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FlyPast March 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

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ARABIAN GOLD

Colin Cove details the history of Saudi Arabia’s Dhahran Airport...

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SUNDOWNER OF THE SKIES

Oscar Garden made an epic solo flight from England to Australia in 1930...

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Military

DARPA targets AI assistant for US rotary pilots

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance programme to develop a prototype artificial intelligence assistant

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The history of the Chengdu F-7N in Iranian service

We explore the history of the Chengdu F-7N in Iranian service and the current modernization project for the country’s FT-7N combat trainer

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Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Critical times for NATO

With Russia looking at a possible invasion of Ukraine, Alan Warnes considers Russia’s actions, the Belarus connection and NATO’s options

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Commercial

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KAI’s Light Armed Helicopter Takes Flight

KAI’s Light Armed Helicopter few for the first time on July...

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ARDU PC-21 Goes Grey

PC-21 A54-045/HB-HWS for ARDU wearing grey and a sharksmouth...

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Spitfire 'Longest Flight' Expedition

‘SILVER SPITFIRE’, MK IX MJ271/G-ERTI was scheduled to begin...

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Register Review

REGISTER REVIEW BY STUART MCDIARMID The latest changes on...

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Textron’s Versatile Scorpion

Dr Kevin Wright examines the Scorpion multi-role aircraft and...

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Flight Simulation

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Just flight’s de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter

A flying Otter… whatever next!

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FSUIPC

You have control! Good things come in small packages, they...

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Just Flight’s PA-28R Arrow III

Fsx/Prepare 3d And X-Plane Variants Compared S o, here at...

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NAS Oceana Air Show

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Virginia Beach, United States

US Navy airshow

MCAS Miramar AirShow

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San Diego, United States

The event website states it will provide "static displays, and daytime shows that feature military demonstration teams, civilian aerobatic teams, aerial solo acts, vintage aircraft and warbirds."

Helitech Expo

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London, United Kingdom

Helicopter trade show.

Shuttleworth Race Day Air Show

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Biggleswade, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "our Race Day Air Show celebrates the passion Richard Shuttleworth had for racing, both on the ground and in the air...
[and] brings together icons of the aviation and the motor vehicle industry for a dramatic day of full action both on our grass runway and the Bedfordshire skies."

Duxford Flying Finale

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "In our grand send off for the 2024 Flying Season, Duxford Flying Finale will celebrate the highs of all our flying events from the year".

NAS Jacksonville - NAS Jax Air Show

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Jacksonville, United States

US Navy airshow