Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

25th April 2024

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Embraer EMB 121A Xingu

Embraer EMB 121A Xingu (c/n 121-078, 078-YE of the French Air and Space Force) on static display during the Belgian Air Force Days 2023, Kleine-Brogel, September 2023. In the middle of 1960s, the Brazilian authorities decided to boost development of [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

Breakthrough achievements of the Air Combat Evolution programme recognized by the NAA

The US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) became finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, an annual aviation award administered by the US National Aeronautic Association (NAA), honouring the greatest achievements [...]
CIVIL AVIATION

Modern Russian airliners – where the mistake was made? (part 2)

Last week, we have published the first part of our review focused on problems that weighing on development of the new Russian passenger aircraft. The article introduced a brief history of the Soviet airliners, the changes that have occurred after [...]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

19 April 2021 – first flight of the Mars Helicopter Ingenuity

On 19th April 2021, the autonomous NASA helicopter Ingenuity made its first flight at Wright Brothers Field on Mars. Ingenuity (also nicknamed Ginny) became the first aircraft to perform powered and controlled extra-terrestrial flight. Although originally planned to make not [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

Last graduates – two new Harrier pilots for the USMC

At the beginning of April 2024, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) informed that the final two pilots graduated from the AV-8B Harrier II Fleet Replacement Detachment (FRD) of the Marine Aircraft Group 14. Capt. Joshua Corbett and Capt. Sven [...]

Modern Russian airliners – where the mistake was made? (part 2)

CIVIL AVIATION

21st April 2024

Last week, we have published the first part of our review focused on problems that weighing on development of the new Russian passenger aircraft. The article introduced a brief history of the Soviet airliners, the [...]

Modern Russian airliners – where the mistake was made?

CIVIL AVIATION

13th April 2024

In the Cold War era, the Soviet Union developed and then introduced into active service several aircraft of the whole range of passenger air transport – from short regional travels to long haul, transcontinental flights. [...]

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