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Ongoing International Interest in the Denel Rooivalk

3 days ago
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Ongoing International Interest in the Denel Rooivalk

Denel has long been promoting the upgrade of the existing Rooivalk Helicopters, which are operational in the South African Air-force as well as the development of a next-generation Rooivalk Mk II for foreign clients. Foreign interest in the Rooivalk reignited once the helicopter was battle-tested with the United Nations Force Intervention Brigade in the Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2013. Denel believes they could release the Rooivalk Mk II into service in four years,

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All Nippon Helicopter’s Airbus H160 Maiden Flight

3 days ago
2 min

All Nippon Helicopter’s Airbus H160 Maiden Flight

All Nippon Helicopter’s Airbus H160 has performed its first flight test, a 95-minute flight at the Marseille Provence Airport. This successful maiden flight paves the way for the aircraft’s entry into service in Japan. ANH deploys a helicopter fleet comprising six AS365s and five H135s for electronic newsgathering for the TV stations across Japan. This H160 will replace one of its AS365s. “We are delighted to see the successful inaugural flight of Japan’s very first H160, and

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The RAF remembers the beginning of Operation Granby

3 days ago
3 min

The RAF remembers the beginning of Operation Granby

The British military contribution to the Allied Coalition to remove the Iraqis from Kuwait was codenamed, Operation Granby. The 17th January marks the 30th anniversary of the first British airstrikes carried out by RAF Tornado’s against the Iraqi Air Force as part of the US-led Multi-national Coalition’s actions to liberate Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion on 2nd August 1990. The air campaign was to last for 43 days until the ceasefire on 28th February. The Coalition fiel

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Bell Certify QuantiFLY - Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Device

3 days ago
2 min

Bell Certify QuantiFLY - Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring Device

Bell Helicopters recently announced that a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) has been issued for the Installation of QuantiFLY, a new aircraft communication unit (ACU) powered by Truth Data, offering a true low-cost, lightweight, and fully automatic flight data monitoring (FDM) solution currently available for the Bell 407GXi and Bell 429. Bell developed QuantiFLY with Appareo and FDM analytics to enable operators to affordable use the data from QuantiFLY to be actionable a

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Ozires Silva - The Flight of the Impossible

3 days ago
2 min

Ozires Silva - The Flight of the Impossible

Ozires Silva, engineer and a pioneer in the Brazilian aviation industry as well as the leader of the group of visionaries who created Embraer. The company recently released an animated short film to celebrate the Brazilian aviation legend 90th birthday. The 14-minute-long 3D film reveals Ozires Silva's life starting with his childhood alongside his inseparable friend nicknamed Zico and progressing to his career as a military pilot and aeronautic engineer at Brazilian Air Forc

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Presidents Trophy Air Race - Entries open for race #79

Jan 13
4 min

Presidents Trophy Air Race - Entries open for race #79

This Air Race, one of the most prestigious events on the aviation calendar, has a long and wonderful history. It was originally known as the Governor General's Cup Air Race and was first held in 1937. The cup was originally presented by the then Governor-General of South Africa. His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Patrick Duncan, G.C.M.K.C. The trophy, which is still in the possession of Aero Club, was manufactured in Sheffield, England by Mappin & Webb Ltd at a cost of a

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Douglas DC-3 Dakota Celebrates its 85 Birthday

Jan 12
5 min

Douglas DC-3 Dakota Celebrates its 85 Birthday

The Douglas DC-3 recently celebrated its 85 birthday, the first flight was made on17 December 1935 on a sunny but cool afternoon in Santa Monica, California. The DC-3, that made air travel popular and airline profits possible, is universally recognized as the greatest aircraft of its time. Some would argue that it is the greatest of all time. Design work began in 1934 at the insistence of C.R. Smith, president of American Airlines. Smith wanted two new planes — a longer DC-2

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Airlines stepping up for the largest airlift operation in human history

Jan 12
2 min

Airlines stepping up for the largest airlift operation in human history

The world's airlines are stepping up efforts to start delivering COVID-19 vaccines as health regulators in various countries approve the vaccine for use. Conservative estimates reveal that it will take the equivalent of 8000 Boeing 747’s to safely distribute billions of doses of vaccines to the world's population. Airfreight companies are adjusting schedules to meet the growing demand, and some airlines are redeploying passenger aircraft to help add capacity to their cargo fl

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Gyrocopters from1923 to the Present

Jan 12
6 min

Gyrocopters from1923 to the Present

Gyrocopters have become a regular sight at all airfields around the country and at fly-ins, in recent years they have even made their way onto the airshow scene. Not many people know where these amazing machines hail from. Titanium Autogyro (TAG) Juan de la Cierva a Spanish engineer and aeronautical enthusiast participated in a design competition to develop a bomber for the Spanish military in 1921. De la Cierva designed a three-engine aircraft, but during an early test fligh

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Paramount Group launches Advanced Training and Support Division

Jan 12
3 min

Paramount Group launches Advanced Training and Support Division

Paramount Group, the global technology company, today announced the establishment of a new division that will provide advanced training solutions for modern-day ‘concept of operations’ and battlefield management to governments experiencing rising security challenges such as terrorism, violent extremism and insurgencies. The new division, Paramount Advanced Training and Support, will also consolidate the Group’s existing global training, support and skills development capabili

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