Time for you to fly after you get your Pilot's License
Time for you to fly after you get your Pilot's License
Main image: the new AW169M of the Guardia di Finanza (Image credit: Oscar Bernardi). In the boxes, the AW169 for Austria Photo: Daniel Trippolt / Bundesheer); the GdF AW169M in flight (Leonardo) and a close up view (Oscar Bernardi) The Austrian military and the Italian Guardia di Finanza are the first operators of the newest …
The Italian Air Force M-346 prepared with a special tail paint scheme to celebrate the 100,000 flight hours milestone. (Photo: Alessandro Maggia) Since 2015, 85 aircraft entered service in five countries and the fleet is set to expand with new aircraft already on order by new operators. The global fleet of Leonardo M-346 Advanced Jet …
An artistic depiction of the BriteCloud 218 variant released by a F-16C Fighting Falcon. (Photo: Leonardo) The decoy will be designated AN/ALQ-260(V)1 in U.S. Armed Forces service. The U.S. Air National Guard has issued a “fielding recommendation” for Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 Expendable Active Decoy, after the successful completion of the Foreign Comparative Testing on the …
A rendering of the next gen fighter flying over Rome (BAE Systems) Japan, U.K. and Italy announced the plan to joint develop a next-gen fighter as part of Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). On Dec. 9, 2022, the Governments of Japan, UK and Italy have announced the launch of the GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme) …
One of the Leonardo-owned M-346s of the International Flight Training School. (Photo: Leonardo) The IFTS will train up to 80 pilots per year using dedicated infrastructures, training ranges and reserved airspace. The International Flight Training School (IFTS) has become internationally renowned, throughout its four years of operations, as one of the most advanced and state-of-the-art …
The first production AW609 tiltrotor, designated AC5, during the maiden flight. (Photo: Leonardo) This maiden flight brings the world’s first commercial tiltrotor closer to certification and delivery to the first customers. The Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor recently reached a new milestone, with the maiden flight of the first production aircraft from the company’s facilities in Philadelphia …
The first single-seater Eurofighter Typhoon for Kuwait departs for a test flight. (Photo: Alessandro Maggia via Leonardo) The country’s fifth and sixth aircraft have been delivered as the first four reached the milestone of 100 flight sorties. The third delivery flight of the Kuwait Air Force’s new Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, which was completed on …
The Navy’s first TH-73A Thrasher arrives at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton Aug. 6, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michelle Tucker) Student naval aviators at NAS Whiting Field began training on the new helicopter that will replace the aging TH-57 Sea Ranger. The U.S. Navy announced that the first class of twelve …
The Leonardo AW609 throughout the trip screen at Jesolo Airshow, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2022. (All photos: Alessandro Fucito/ The Aviationist)The Leonardo AW609 made a public look throughout a current airshow in Italy. While it prepares to be accredited as the globe’s initial business tiltrotor airplane, it can additionally be set up for many various …
The AW249 NEES throughout its initial trip on August 12, 2022.(Reader’s entry )The helicopter will certainly change the AH-129D Mangusta in solution with the Italian Army. The very first model of the Leonardo AW249 next-generation assault helicopter flew for the very first time on August 12, 2022, from the firm’s plant in Vergiate. The helicopter, …