Day: August 31, 2022

The Leonardo AW609 during the flight display at Jesolo Airshow, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2022. (All images: Alessandro Fucito / The Aviationist) The Leonardo AW609 made a public appearance during a recent airshow in Italy. While it prepares to be certified as the world’s first commercial tiltrotor aircraft, it can also be configured for numerous …

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One of the last Slovak MiG-29s flying close to the photo ship on Aug. 25, 2022. (All images credit: Author / The Aviationist) The MiG-29 Era in the Slovak Air Force has come to an end. We joined them air-to-air before they were retired. The farewell of the MiG-29 Fulcrum, from the Slovak Air Force, …

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