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CH-53

NAVAIR completes 50th RESET maintenance process on CH-53E

10th October 2022

US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on September 28 that it has completed the 50th RESET maintenance process on the USMC's Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter fleet

Grumman S-2 Tracker

French Tracker firebomber to fly again?

10th October 2022

Montélimar museum teams up with Sécurité Civile veterans to examine possible Turbo Firecat project

FlyPast November 2022

Unique ‘Flying Crane’ taking shape in Connecticut

10th October 2022

The sole Sikorsky S-60 ‘Flying Crane’ has entered a 12th year of restoration

DCS

Introducing DCS: Normandy 2

10th October 2022

Eagle Dynamics has announced that Ugra Media’s next World War Two map will be DCS: Normandy 2.

FlyPast November 2022

Czech trainer undergoes restoration

10th October 2022

Aero C-104 237 is undergoing a complete restoration to flight condition

FlyPast November 2022

Genuine parts added to Dewoitine replica

10th October 2022

A French restoration company is making progress on a key rebuild project

Air Lease Corporation

More Boeing 737 MAX jets for LOT Polish Airlines

7th October 2022

The flag carrier is to increase its fleet of the next-generation narrowbody type this month. Find out more…

Microsoft Flight Simulator

PAC P-750 XSTOL for Microsoft Flight Simulator

7th October 2022

Designed and manufactured by Pacific Aerospace in Hamilton, New Zealand, the PAC P-750 XSTOL is a highly versatile aircraft that lives up to its multi-role utility definition.

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

StormBreaker steps closer to F-35 integration after recent test

7th October 2022

Integration of the GBU-53/B StormBreaker air-launched, precision-guided glide bomb on the F-35 Lightning II has moved a step closer after the US Navy, in partnership with Raytheon Missiles & Defense, recently carried out two successful guided test vehicle releases

General Atomics

Spanish Predator-B makes its first flight in Lanzarote

7th October 2022

A Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF)-operated MQ-9A Predator-B (serial NR.05-04 '233-04') completed its first flight from the Lanzarote Military Aerodrome on October 3

Airbus A320

Kickstarter campaign for A320 Flight Control Unit launched

7th October 2022

Kav Simulations has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a realistic Airbus A320 Flight Control Unit (FCU) LCD display for flight simulation.

Air Safety

Startled and distracted 737 crew forgot to set full take-off thrust

7th October 2022

The first officer of a Jet2 Boeing 737-800 inadvertently set the wrong thrust setting for take-off after being startled by the unexpected movement of the aircraft during an engine run-up procedure, a report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has found.

Boeing E-3 Sentry

Work progressing on E-3D to E-6B trainer conversion

7th October 2022

US Naval Air Systems Command provided an update on October 4 on the progress being made on conversion of a former Royal Air Force Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1 into an E-6B Mercury in-flight trainer for the US Navy