HYDROGEN POWERED PLANE TESTED
SA Flyer Magazine|April 2024
WORLD’S LARGEST liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft, using a 1 MW fuel cell engine, has been tested.
HYDROGEN POWERED PLANE TESTED

The ground test lasted 1h45 and simulated flight of a regional airline, paving the way for carbon-free flights in the future.

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Iris - her early years: IRIS FLIES ACROSS SUDAN
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Iris - her early years: IRIS FLIES ACROSS SUDAN

Laura McDermid continues her stories about Iris McCallum's early years in East Africa and the Sudan. In part 1 of this story she recounts how she had to fly a bunch of Belgian Missionaries to Aweil, a city in northwestern South Sudan, from Wilson in Nairobi in her old mate 'ARN', the Piper Aztec 5Y-ARN.

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June 2024
UGLY IS PRETTY: LEAR 25 VS PILATUS PC-6
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UGLY IS PRETTY: LEAR 25 VS PILATUS PC-6

When you go to a party where you don't know anybody, you should always go for the 'Ugly' girl, because she will be happy that you chose to spend time with her.

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4 minutos  |
June 2024
CIRRUS G7 LAUNCHED IN AFRICA
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CIRRUS G7 LAUNCHED IN AFRICA

What makes one aircraft better than another? Range, Speed, or carrying capacity, short field performance, operating costs, high wing, low wing, side stick, traditional control yoke?

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2 minutos  |
June 2024
PRESIDENT'S TROPHY AIR RACE 2024
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PRESIDENT'S TROPHY AIR RACE 2024

The annual Presidents Trophy Air Race (PTAR) is the highlight of the year for many competitive general aviation pilots.

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June 2024
THE ABSA LOWVELD AIRSHOW 2024
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THE ABSA LOWVELD AIRSHOW 2024

This year marked the thirtieth edition of the Lowveld airshow – and it was widely acclaimed as the best ever.

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June 2024
PREVIEW: AFRICAN AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE EXPO(AAD)
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PREVIEW: AFRICAN AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE EXPO(AAD)

Guy Leitch finds out from AAD Exhibition Director, Ms Nakedi Phasha, how the buildup to this year's biennial expo is going, and what visitors and exhibitors can expect.

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4 minutos  |
June 2024
APRIL 2023
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APRIL 2023

April has been a very quiet month on the local aviation marketplace with only nine new registration allocations and three deletions, according to the officially-supplied register review.

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June 2024
PIPISTREL PANTHERA FINALLY HERE
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PIPISTREL PANTHERA FINALLY HERE

One of the world's most eagerly awaited piston single engine aircraft designs has finally arrived in South Africa. ZU-KTR is a long awaited Panthera, proudly owned by Bertus Kritzinger, a Free State trucker, and based at New Tempe in Bloemfontein, where the well-known Ferriera Aviation has assembled it.

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June 2024
STAGGERWING - ALREADY OLD WHEN NEW
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STAGGERWING - ALREADY OLD WHEN NEW

The Staggerwing was the climax, and the end, of an era.

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5 minutos  |
June 2024
The Aim of Bombing
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The Aim of Bombing

In modern warfare it's not the soldiers who die - it's the civilians. One of the best examples of this is carpet bombing.

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June 2024