The SOFIA airborne telescope provides a unique capability to observe the heavens. Charles Mason was able to see the aircraft up close and personal on two occasions with the media event held at Stuttgart and to participate in a mission from Palmdale. In this feature for Global Aviation Resource, Charles details the history of the programme and describes the mission experience.
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Historic Helicopters has been busy returning Westland helicopters to flight. Following on from the Whirlwind and the Wessex, today an ex-RAF Sea King HAR3 joined the fleet in the air. Kevin Wills was there and provided some video and photos of the flight for GAR.
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The Boeing 777X has finally undertaken its first flight from Paine Field in Everett Washington and this delayed event will signal the start of a long-awaited the flight test campaign. Rob Edgcumbe reports on the process to get the 777X programme this far, with pictures from Jake Welty and Rob Edgcumbe.
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The bi-annual trade fair and airshow held at the Jose Maria Cordova Airport in Medellin, was attended by Paul Filmer. Here he provides a pictorial representation of the event.
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The bi-annual MAKS event in Zhukovsky is always guaranteed to uncover something unusual among the regular participants. This year was the first appearance of the Su-47 after many, many years tucked away in the Sukhoi storage area following its public outing in 2007. Paul Filmer provides a pictorial overview of some of the sights during the week.
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Continuing our series of articles about NAS Fallon, in this part Paul Dunn looks at Air Wing readiness training. Additional photography as credited.
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In the first of our 10th anniversary features, Rob Edgcumbe sits down with a true aviation legend....
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Naval Air Facility El Centro (Vraciu Field) facility is a key element within the US Naval Aviation Training system. Global Aviation Resource was recently able to spend a couple days at El Centro to experience first-hand the training activities and the bi-annual Photocall. Tom Gibbons and Kevin Wills report.
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