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It's #aviation #history #Friday with Afterburner
Exactly 90 years ago today, on 14 November 1935, the #prototype of #Noorduyn #Norseman made its #firstflight — marking the start of one of the most rugged and versatile #bushplanes ever built.
Exactly 90 years ago today, on 14 November 1935, the #prototype of #Noorduyn #Norseman made its #firstflight — marking the start of one of the most rugged and versatile #bushplanes ever built.
14 November 1935 – maiden flight of Noorduyn Norseman —
On 14 November 1935, the Noorduyn Norseman, a Canadian bush plane, performed its first flight.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It's #aviation #history #Friday with Afterburner
Exactly 90 years ago today, on 14 November 1935, the #prototype of #Noorduyn #Norseman made its #firstflight — marking the start of one of the most rugged and versatile #bushplanes ever built.
Exactly 90 years ago today, on 14 November 1935, the #prototype of #Noorduyn #Norseman made its #firstflight — marking the start of one of the most rugged and versatile #bushplanes ever built.
The maiden #flight of Anduril Industries YFQ-44A #collaborativecombataircraft fighter jet #UAV represents a bold step into the future of #combat #aviation ⬇️
From a clean sheet to flight testing in 556 days – YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft takes-off into the skies —
The history of aviation, since its very beginning, is characterised by significant technological changes that have been constantly altering the capabilities of aircraft and their applications for both...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The maiden #flight of Anduril Industries YFQ-44A #collaborativecombataircraft fighter jet #UAV represents a bold step into the future of #combat #aviation ⬇️
Today, our Photo of the Week series takes us back to the 2017 edition of the @Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
That year, the #competition was marked by Mika Brageot ’s debut performance in the Master Class series, in which he competed with his MX #Aircraft MXS-R race special 👇
That year, the #competition was marked by Mika Brageot ’s debut performance in the Master Class series, in which he competed with his MX #Aircraft MXS-R race special 👇
MX Aircraft MXS-R —
The MX Aircraft MXS-R (c/n 2, N540XS), flew by Mikaël Brageot during the 2017 edition of the Red Bull Air Race, Lausitzring, September 2017.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Today, our Photo of the Week series takes us back to the 2017 edition of the @Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
That year, the #competition was marked by Mika Brageot ’s debut performance in the Master Class series, in which he competed with his MX #Aircraft MXS-R race special 👇
That year, the #competition was marked by Mika Brageot ’s debut performance in the Master Class series, in which he competed with his MX #Aircraft MXS-R race special 👇
Our latest article explores the legendary missions of #Pioneer10 and #Pioneer11 — two #spacecraft that dared to leave our #solarsystem and venture into the unknown.
Embark with us on one of humanity’s boldest journeys through space:
Embark with us on one of humanity’s boldest journeys through space:
Beyond the Solar System – Pioneer 10 and 11 —
In about half a year, the Pioneer 10 space probe will reach another milestone in its journey into space – the distance of 21 billion kilometres (13.048 billion miles/ 140.376 Astronomical Units) from ...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Our latest article explores the legendary missions of #Pioneer10 and #Pioneer11 — two #spacecraft that dared to leave our #solarsystem and venture into the unknown.
Embark with us on one of humanity’s boldest journeys through space:
Embark with us on one of humanity’s boldest journeys through space:
With our today's #Monday #airshow photo we are going back with memories to Belgian Air Force Days 2023 at Kleine-Brogel Air Base.
One of the true stars of the show was the F-16AM “X-Tiger” (#XTIGER) with its spectacular 2021 special livery celebrating 70 years of the BAF 31 Tiger Squadron:
One of the true stars of the show was the F-16AM “X-Tiger” (#XTIGER) with its spectacular 2021 special livery celebrating 70 years of the BAF 31 Tiger Squadron:
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As tradition has it, on #Sunday we recall one of #aircraft previously featured within our Photo of the Week series — and today it’s none other than the #Lockheed 12A Electra Junior.
Lockheed 12A Electra Junior —
Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior (c/n 1252, NC14999), flying display at the 30th edition of Aviation Fair air show, Pardubice, May 2022. The Lockheed Model 12 was developed as a smaller derivative of ...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#aviation shorties on #Saturday - #Tupolev Tu-114, the legendary Soviet four-engine turboprop airliner:
Tupolev Tu-114 —
Tupolev Tu-114 was the Soviet long-haul passenger airliner, developed in the late 1950s.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today, in our #aviation #history #Friday series - the story of E.L. Todd, the first #woman in the world to design heavier-than-air #aeroplanes 👇
7 November 1910 – the first flight test of Todd’s aeroplane —
On 7 November 1910, an aeroplane designed by Emma Lilian Todd performed a powered hop at the Garden City airfield in New York.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today, in our #aviation #history #Friday series - the story of E.L. Todd, the first #woman in the world to design heavier-than-air #aeroplanes 👇
In September 2025, Siły Powietrzne / Polish Air Force officially retired its fleet of the #Sukhoi #Su22 ground-attack #aircraft.
Our new article takes a closer look at more than four decades of their active service in #Poland:
Our new article takes a closer look at more than four decades of their active service in #Poland:
End of the tale – Poland retires its Sukhoi Su-22 aircraft —
On 11 September 2025, after more than four decades of service, the Siły Powietrzne (Polish Air Force) officially retired its last examples of the Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber. Once again, one of the ic...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Our current #PhotoOfTheWeek article features the elegant #AgustaWestland #AW109SP — a twin-engine #helicopter admired for its speed, versatility, and refined design. From medevac to executive missions, the #AW109 stands out for its performance and style.
Curious to know more? Read the full story:
Curious to know more? Read the full story:
AgustaWestland AW109SP —
AgustaWestland AW109SP (c/n 22213, HB-ZRP of Schweizerische Luft-Ambulanz AG / Swiss Air Ambulance Ltd.) on static display at the 75th Anniversary of Meiringen Airfield, Meiringen, June 2016.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Our current #PhotoOfTheWeek article features the elegant #AgustaWestland #AW109SP — a twin-engine #helicopter admired for its speed, versatility, and refined design. From medevac to executive missions, the #AW109 stands out for its performance and style.
Curious to know more? Read the full story:
Curious to know more? Read the full story:
At the end of October 2025, the X-59 Quiet #Supersonic Technology #aircraft, developed by #LockheedMartin #SkunkWorks in partnership with #NASA, successfully completed its #firstflight. The revolutionary aircraft is designed to pave the way for faster commercial air travel.
Read more here:
Read more here:
X-59 QueSST aircraft successfully completes its maiden flight —
On 28 October 2025, the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft, developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in partnership with NASA, successfully completed its first flight. The revolutionar...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
At the end of October 2025, the X-59 Quiet #Supersonic Technology #aircraft, developed by #LockheedMartin #SkunkWorks in partnership with #NASA, successfully completed its #firstflight. The revolutionary aircraft is designed to pave the way for faster commercial air travel.
Read more here:
Read more here:
In today’s #MondayAirshowPhoto we’re rewinding to the #RedBullAirRace 2014 in #Gdynia — Australian pilot #MattHall of #MattHallRacing flying through the track in his MXS-R just meters above the #BalticSea. Not a classic airshow, but a spectacular display of precision, power, and pure #flying spirit.
November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In today’s #MondayAirshowPhoto we’re rewinding to the #RedBullAirRace 2014 in #Gdynia — Australian pilot #MattHall of #MattHallRacing flying through the track in his MXS-R just meters above the #BalticSea. Not a classic airshow, but a spectacular display of precision, power, and pure #flying spirit.
It's #Sunday with Afterburner Archives
Today we’re taking a look back at #Romanian #jet #trainer — the IAR-99 “Șoim” — captured in flight at #BucharestInternationalAirShow 2012.
This remarkable #aircraft became a symbol of domestic innovation and resilience in #aviation in #Romania.
Today we’re taking a look back at #Romanian #jet #trainer — the IAR-99 “Șoim” — captured in flight at #BucharestInternationalAirShow 2012.
This remarkable #aircraft became a symbol of domestic innovation and resilience in #aviation in #Romania.
IAR 99 Șoim —
IAR 99 Șoim (s/n 7505305, ´709´ of the Romanian Air Force), flying display at Bucharest International Air Show 2012, Bucharest, July 2012. In the mid-1970s, Romanian aviation industry began developmen...
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November 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Afterburner Short Aviation Story
From cycling podiums and racing circuits to the dawn of powered #flight — #FarmanBrothers were the #pioneers that charted some of the first #aviation #records and paved the way for the aviation we know today. Their story is of daring, innovation and transformation.
From cycling podiums and racing circuits to the dawn of powered #flight — #FarmanBrothers were the #pioneers that charted some of the first #aviation #records and paved the way for the aviation we know today. Their story is of daring, innovation and transformation.
The Farman Brothers —
The Farman brothers were British–French aviation pioneers and aircraft manufacturers. Richard Farman (né Tom Dickie Mudford Farman) was the eldest son of a British newspaper correspondent based in Par...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Afterburner Short Aviation Story
From cycling podiums and racing circuits to the dawn of powered #flight — #FarmanBrothers were the #pioneers that charted some of the first #aviation #records and paved the way for the aviation we know today. Their story is of daring, innovation and transformation.
From cycling podiums and racing circuits to the dawn of powered #flight — #FarmanBrothers were the #pioneers that charted some of the first #aviation #records and paved the way for the aviation we know today. Their story is of daring, innovation and transformation.
51 years ago today, on 31 October 1974, prototypes of a new ground-attack #aircraft – the IAR-93 Vultur and J-22 Orao – jointly developed by #Romania and #Yugoslavia – performed their #firstflight in both respective countries.
Read more in our latest #Aviation #History #Friday article:
Read more in our latest #Aviation #History #Friday article:
31 October 1974 – maiden flight of the IAR-93 Vultur / J-22 Orao —
On 31 October 1974, the first flights of prototypes of a new ground-attack aircraft – jointly developed by Romania and Yugoslavia – took place in both respective countries.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
51 years ago today, on 31 October 1974, prototypes of a new ground-attack #aircraft – the IAR-93 Vultur and J-22 Orao – jointly developed by #Romania and #Yugoslavia – performed their #firstflight in both respective countries.
Read more in our latest #Aviation #History #Friday article:
Read more in our latest #Aviation #History #Friday article:
Our latest article covers the spectacular Aviatická pouť 2025 #airshow in #Pardubice, #CzechRepublic. From historic #warbirds, through thrilling #aerobatics, to #military #aviation - this edition brought some of the major European premieres and unforgettable displays.
The spirit of flight returns to Pardubice – Aviatická pouť 2025 —
The 2025 edition of Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair), held on 7 and 8 June 2025 at Pardubice airfield, was one of the most interesting aviation events of the season in the Czech Republic. The country’s ...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Our latest article covers the spectacular Aviatická pouť 2025 #airshow in #Pardubice, #CzechRepublic. From historic #warbirds, through thrilling #aerobatics, to #military #aviation - this edition brought some of the major European premieres and unforgettable displays.
This week we shine the spotlight on the American Champion 8KCAB #SuperDecathlon — a Czech-registered light two-seater #aircraft displayed at the Letecký den Cheb 2024 #airshow.
Do you want to dive into its full story? Read more in our latest #PhotoOfTheWeek article on Afterburner:
Do you want to dive into its full story? Read more in our latest #PhotoOfTheWeek article on Afterburner:
American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon —
American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon (c/n 1057-2007, OK-ACR), exhibited at the Letecký den Cheb 2024 air show, Cheb, August 2024.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This week we shine the spotlight on the American Champion 8KCAB #SuperDecathlon — a Czech-registered light two-seater #aircraft displayed at the Letecký den Cheb 2024 #airshow.
Do you want to dive into its full story? Read more in our latest #PhotoOfTheWeek article on Afterburner:
Do you want to dive into its full story? Read more in our latest #PhotoOfTheWeek article on Afterburner:
Last week, the #Boeing company announced two new contracts with the #USArmy for nine #CH47F Block II #Chinook heavy-lift #helicopters. This brings the total number of modernised Chinooks under contract to eighteen.
Read more on Afterburner:
Read more on Afterburner:
Nine more CH-47 Block II Chinooks for the US Army —
Last week, Boeing announced that it had been awarded two new contracts for CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters for the United States Army. The Lot 4 and Lot 5 awards are valued at 461 million USD and ...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Last week, the #Boeing company announced two new contracts with the #USArmy for nine #CH47F Block II #Chinook heavy-lift #helicopters. This brings the total number of modernised Chinooks under contract to eighteen.
Read more on Afterburner:
Read more on Afterburner:
Monday Airshow Photo from Afterburner!
Last week we showed #TheFlyingBullsAerobaticTeam in their Zlín Z-50s. Our today’s #Monday #Airshow #Photo features the same team, now flying XtremeAir XA-42s, captured at #Denvevzduchu2025 #airshow at #AeroklubPlasy.
Last week we showed #TheFlyingBullsAerobaticTeam in their Zlín Z-50s. Our today’s #Monday #Airshow #Photo features the same team, now flying XtremeAir XA-42s, captured at #Denvevzduchu2025 #airshow at #AeroklubPlasy.
October 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Monday Airshow Photo from Afterburner!
Last week we showed #TheFlyingBullsAerobaticTeam in their Zlín Z-50s. Our today’s #Monday #Airshow #Photo features the same team, now flying XtremeAir XA-42s, captured at #Denvevzduchu2025 #airshow at #AeroklubPlasy.
Last week we showed #TheFlyingBullsAerobaticTeam in their Zlín Z-50s. Our today’s #Monday #Airshow #Photo features the same team, now flying XtremeAir XA-42s, captured at #Denvevzduchu2025 #airshow at #AeroklubPlasy.
Sunday with Afterburner Archives
This #Sunday we are diving into our Photo of the Week archives to recall another iconic #aircraft, the true classic of the #ColdWar era #fighter #aviation - #McDonnellDouglas #F4FPhantomII - in the #Luftwaffe service.
This #Sunday we are diving into our Photo of the Week archives to recall another iconic #aircraft, the true classic of the #ColdWar era #fighter #aviation - #McDonnellDouglas #F4FPhantomII - in the #Luftwaffe service.
McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II —
McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II (c/n 4330, 37+01, Luftwaffe), flying display at Phantom Pharewell retirement event, Wittmundhafen, June 2013. Exactly fifty-two years ago, in January of 1971, the boo...
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October 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sunday with Afterburner Archives
This #Sunday we are diving into our Photo of the Week archives to recall another iconic #aircraft, the true classic of the #ColdWar era #fighter #aviation - #McDonnellDouglas #F4FPhantomII - in the #Luftwaffe service.
This #Sunday we are diving into our Photo of the Week archives to recall another iconic #aircraft, the true classic of the #ColdWar era #fighter #aviation - #McDonnellDouglas #F4FPhantomII - in the #Luftwaffe service.
It’s #Saturday with Short Aviation Story from Afterburner
Today we recall the story of the #legendary Bell UH-1 #Iroquois. also known as the #Huey — one of the most #iconic #helicopters in #aviation #history and a true symbol of rotary-wing mobility and resilience.
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Today we recall the story of the #legendary Bell UH-1 #Iroquois. also known as the #Huey — one of the most #iconic #helicopters in #aviation #history and a true symbol of rotary-wing mobility and resilience.
Read more:
Bell UH-1 Iroquois —
On 20 October 1956, the Bell Model 204 (military designation XH-40), a prototype of a new US Army helicopter that would later become known as the UH-1 Iroquois, made its maiden flight.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It’s #Saturday with Short Aviation Story from Afterburner
Today we recall the story of the #legendary Bell UH-1 #Iroquois. also known as the #Huey — one of the most #iconic #helicopters in #aviation #history and a true symbol of rotary-wing mobility and resilience.
Read more:
Today we recall the story of the #legendary Bell UH-1 #Iroquois. also known as the #Huey — one of the most #iconic #helicopters in #aviation #history and a true symbol of rotary-wing mobility and resilience.
Read more:
It's Aviation History Friday with Afterburner!
In our latest #Aviation #History #Friday article we are telling about Frank Nicholas #Piasecki, an American #engineer and #pioneer of #rotorcraft aviation, who was born exactly 106 years ago, on 24 October 1919.
In our latest #Aviation #History #Friday article we are telling about Frank Nicholas #Piasecki, an American #engineer and #pioneer of #rotorcraft aviation, who was born exactly 106 years ago, on 24 October 1919.
24 October 1919 – Frank Piasecki is born —
On 24 October 1919, Frank Piasecki, an American engineer and pioneer of rotorcraft aviation, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today, we are pleased to share with you our report from #SpotterDay at the #InternationalHelicopterTrainingCentre in #Bückeburg, organised on the eve of #TagderBundeswehr2025.
If you are curious about what attractions awaited guests at this event, be sure to read our latest article.
If you are curious about what attractions awaited guests at this event, be sure to read our latest article.
On the eve of Tag der Bundeswehr 2025 – spotter day in Bückeburg —
This year's edition of Tag der Bundeswehr, the annual open day of the German Armed Forces, took place on 28 June 2025 at ten different military facilities across the country. As tradition dictates, th...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today, we are pleased to share with you our report from #SpotterDay at the #InternationalHelicopterTrainingCentre in #Bückeburg, organised on the eve of #TagderBundeswehr2025.
If you are curious about what attractions awaited guests at this event, be sure to read our latest article.
If you are curious about what attractions awaited guests at this event, be sure to read our latest article.
It’s #Wednesday, and that means another #PhotoOfTheWeek from Afterburner!
This time we spotlight the Grob G-109B — a #German two-seat #motorglider designed in the late 1970s, that still stands out in the world of light #aviation.
Read more:
This time we spotlight the Grob G-109B — a #German two-seat #motorglider designed in the late 1970s, that still stands out in the world of light #aviation.
Read more:
Grob G 109B —
Grob G 109B (c/n 6413, G-OSNX of the AeroSPARX display team, formerly OH-740) taxiing at Kleine-Brogel AFB during the Spotter Day 2024, Kleine-Brogel, September 2024.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It’s #Wednesday, and that means another #PhotoOfTheWeek from Afterburner!
This time we spotlight the Grob G-109B — a #German two-seat #motorglider designed in the late 1970s, that still stands out in the world of light #aviation.
Read more:
This time we spotlight the Grob G-109B — a #German two-seat #motorglider designed in the late 1970s, that still stands out in the world of light #aviation.
Read more:
In our latest article we highlight #RenéLeduc and his series of #ramjet #aircraft — bold machines that challenged the very limits of #aviation propulsion.
Are you curious to dive deeper into the story? Read the full article on Afterburner:
Are you curious to dive deeper into the story? Read the full article on Afterburner:
René Leduc and his ramjet-powered aircraft —
On 21 October 1947, 78 years ago from today, the Leduc 0.10 experimental aircraft performed its first free-gliding flight. Just over a year later, the aeroplane designed by René Leduc, a French aviati...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In our latest article we highlight #RenéLeduc and his series of #ramjet #aircraft — bold machines that challenged the very limits of #aviation propulsion.
Are you curious to dive deeper into the story? Read the full article on Afterburner:
Are you curious to dive deeper into the story? Read the full article on Afterburner: