Aviation Museum – Museo Nacional Aeronautico y Espacio, Chile
The Aviation Museum, now the National Aeronautic and Space Museum was created on 13 July 1944 by Supreme Decree No. 486, under the government of President Juan Antonio Ríos Morales, the Minister of Defence Major General Don Oscar Escudero Otárola and Commander in Chief of the Chilean Air Force General Air Tovarías Don Manuel Arroyo. Raul Pereira reports from Santiago, Chile, for GAR.
Aviation Event Review – Great North Fly-in 2014, Eshott Airfield
The Northern Aviators held their annual Great North Fly-in on the weekend of 21 -22 June at Eshott Airfield in Northumberland. Michael Frodsham guest reports for GAR.
Aviation Feature – London Heathrow Airport 1983
Paul Filmer dips into the 1983 archives for his next look at Heathrow Airport
Aviation Feature – Bill Ramsey on leading the Vulcan and Lancaster formation
On Thursday, 21 August, a unique formation of three Avro bombers will depart RAF Waddington for a series of flypasts. Bill Ramsey will be leading the formation in Vulcan XH558 (G-VLCN) with two Lancasters for company, and he spoke to Gareth Stringer about the exciting prospect of the trip ahead and his experience of flying both types.
Aviation Feature – 40 years of the Hawk – A personal celebration
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its first flight, Bill Ramsey gives us a personal look at his all-time favourite aircraft – the Hawk.
Aviation News – The ‘Save Black Mike’ Campaign
Dave Gledhill, GAR’s resident former Phantom Navigator, explains why saving XV582, ‘Black Mike’, is so important – and what you can do to help.
Aviation News – RAF deploys its RC-135 Rivet Joint
It has been reported the RAF has deployed Rivet Joint to provide intelligence and analysis of the situation in Northern Iraq. Gordon Jones looks at the news for GAR.
Aviation Feature – London Heathrow Airport 1981
Continuing from his previous looks back at scans from Heathrow Airport, Paul Filmer delves into his 1981 file.
Military Exercise – Red Flag 14-3
Red Flag is a programme which will no doubt be familiar to most of our readership, with GAR having covered the majority of its iterations over the last couple of years. Suffice to say, it is the world’s largest and most established air combat exercise, which normally takes place three times per year at Nellis AFB, NV. The exercise is organised by the 414th Combat Training Squadron (CTS) and attracts participation from units throughout the USAF (and other branches of the US armed services) as well as allies overseas. Paul Dunn reports, with additional reporting by Chris Wood and Rob Edgcumbe.
Airshow Review – RNAS Culdrose Air Day 2014
In a busy week for the Royal Navy, the second of its two annual airshows took place at RNAS Culdrose. Shaun Schofield headed down to deepest Cornwall to see what the show had to offer.
Aviation News – Royal New Zealand Air Force T-6C Texans transit through the UK
Two Royal New Zealand Air Force T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft arrived at London-Stansted Airport on 2 August 2014 on their delivery flight. Tom Gautier was there for GAR.
Aviation Feature – Why fly aerobatics?
Why fly aerobatics? There is no definite or simple answer to such a supposedly simple question. Amelie Windel has asked multiple pilots from all walks of life and has been given substantially different answers, as she discusses here in her first piece for Global Aviation Resource.
Aviation News – F-35B Successfully Completes Wet Runway and Crosswind Testing
The F-35B Lightning II has successfully completed another critical phase in its test flying programme at Edwards AFB.
Aviation News – NCAR FRAPPE and NASA DISCOVER-AQ Operations in Colorado
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is conducting a month long campaign of air monitoring in the Colorado Front Range area under the name of DISCOVER-AQ (Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality). Paul Filmer reports for GAR.
Aviation Event – RAF Benson 75th Anniversary
As part of the celebrations to mark the station’s 75 year anniversary, Royal Air Force Benson took the very positive decision on 4 May to take its personnel, ground equipment and two of its helicopters into the local community near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Ian Harding reports for GAR.
Aviation News – Kuwait Air Force visit RAF Brize Norton en masse
RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire saw two aircraft from the Kuwait Air Force (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) Transport Fleet visiting on 3 July 2014. Ian Harding reports.
Aviation News – Business deals mark high point for Farnborough International Airshow
Last week’s Farnborough International Airshow closed with with more than $200 billion of orders and 100,000 visitors. Glenn Beasley reports for GAR.
Exercises and Deployments – Hawgsmoke 2014
Every two years the USAF A-10 community gathers to hold a weapons competition. The exercise is called Hawgsmoke and this year it was held at Davis Monthan AFB in Arizona. Rob Edgcumbe was there for GAR to see the A-10 in its natural environment.
BlogGAR – Karl Drage – Airbus A350 at East Midlands Airport
A well-timed visit to East Midlands Airport (EMA) resulted in Karl catching Airbus Industrie A350-941 F-WZNW flying through the overhead twice en route to and from an appearance at the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby.
Airshow Feature – RAF Typhoon Display 2014, the pilot’s perspective
Displaying a modern day fast jet requires skill, training and planning, as well as physical and mental strength. Flight Lieutenant Noel Rees, the Royal Air Force’s 2014 Typhoon Display Pilot, told Gareth Stringer what life is like in his office.
Airshow Review – Royal International Air Tattoo 2014
For many an enthusiast, the Royal International Air Tattoo is the unrivalled highlight of the airshow season. Shaun Schofield joined thousands of others in making the week long pilgrimage to the Cotswolds.
BlogGAR – Gareth Stringer – In defence of the military airshow
With the news that RAF Waddington International Airshow will be taking a sabbatical in 2015, with no guarantees that it will return in 2016, Gareth Stringer argues in defence of the military airshow.
Airshow Preview – RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day 26/07/2014
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton will host its annual International Air Day on Saturday 26 July, 2014. This eagerly anticipated event promises to be right up there with the other top UK air shows of 2014.
Aviation Feature – London Heathrow Airport 1980
Following on from the 1978 and 1979 Heathrow Airport articles on the old GAR website, Paul Filmer delves into his archives once again and gives us a look at Heathrow Airport in 1980.
Exercises and Deployments: RAF Fairford’s Bombers – June 2014
For many members of the GAR team, June proved to be a particularly busy month, and only now are we all starting to catch up with our processing from the recent Northrop B-2A Spirit and Boeing B-52H Stratofortress deployments to RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. These are a few of our personal stories of bomber success or otherwise.
Aviation Feature – Flying in Belarus Pt.2
Paul Filmer’s Belarus series continues as he flies on board two Russian classics, the Antonov An-26 and Mil Mi-2.
Airshow Review – RAF Waddington International Airshow
With a weekend of varied and exciting flying display performances, a static display with some genuine rarities and more ground displays than you could possibly explore in one day, RAF Waddington International Airshow was once again a huge success, as Gareth Stringer reports.
Military Exercise – Anatolian Eagle 2014
In early June at the 3rd Main Jet Base in Konya, Turkey, aircraft from five nations, along with NATO, met to take part in the latest Anatolian Eagle exercise. Gordon Jones reports for GAR.
Airshow Feature – So, you thought that display was poor, did you?!
Vulcan display pilot Bill Ramsey reveals a few of the considerations facing airshow pilots the world over, and he wants us all to bear them in mind before we put the boot in!
Aviation News – Queen names new Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier
The first of two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has been named by the Queen at Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland.