Military Archives - Aviation for Aviators

19
Jun

Airbus Highlights A330 MRTT at Paris Air Show 2023

VISHNU / 6 months
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3 min read

On the occasion of the Paris Airshow 2023, airbus is showing the capabilities of the mighty A330 MRTT to the world of Military aviation. The advanced aircraft is revolutionizing aerial refueling and multi-role operations focused on defense and military. The plane is derived from the highly-performing Airbus 330 platform; this versatile aircraft combines transport capabilities […]

06
Sep

How Do Fighter Jets Land On Aircraft Carriers?

Daniel Luo / 1 year
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5 min read

If you’ve ever attempted to land a plane before, perhaps in a simulator or maybe even in real life, you know that it takes a significant amount of runway length to bring a plane to a complete stop. If an entire runway of such a great length is required for an aircraft to land, then […]

07
Jun

A look inside the UK’s royal plane

Sam Jakobi / 2 years
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2 min read

What is the royal plane? The UK has many aircraft, but the one which is most commonly known is the reconditioned Airbus A330, used for long-haul flights for the royal family and higher government officials. It has been fitted with 58 business class seats and can be regularly used to transport large groups of people […]

08
Apr

How is the War in Ukraine affecting commercial aviation?

Sam Jakobi / 2 years
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3 min read

The war in Ukraine has been going on for nearly 2 months now, but how is it affecting the commercial aviation industry and what does the future look like for the skies above Ukraine? How it started There are many reasons why the war in Ukraine started, one of the most prominent reasons being Russia’s […]

27
Feb

Ukraine confirms destruction of the World’s biggest aircraft

Sam Jakobi / 2 years
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3 min read

After the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, The Ukrainian minister for foreign affairs confirmed the destruction of the Antanov AN-225 Mriya, otherwise known as the world’s biggest aircraft. Days of fighting in Ukraine have led to untouched airspace of the country and evacuation from airlines as the Russians move in towards the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. […]

01
Jan

Flying Saucer “Avrocar”

/ 3 years
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3 min read

A flying saucer made for the U.S. military, devised in the Cold War (period 1958-1959) by Canadian Scientists, was a completely top secret project. Avro Canada, a Canadian aircraft manufacturing company, designed and built two prototypes of this aircraft, under the funding of the U.S. military that believed on an “alien” looking plane. At those […]

12
Nov

The Military version of an Antonov Airliner (The An-12)

/ 3 years
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4 min read

Some airliners turn into military aircraft as well. This is the An-12 “Cub”, a military aircraft that had a version of a passenger airplane in the Soviet Union. Constructed simultaneously with the An-10 “the airliner” but with structural differences to allow military operations, one of them is a defensive tail gun. This airplane was Designed […]