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Airports must follow new TSA-issued cybersecurity requirements
Cybersecurity and TSAThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a new amendment to aircrafts requiring them to develop cybersecurity-resilience plans. This amendment is one of many and will help the Department of Homeland Security strengthen cybersecurity at aircrafts across the U.S.
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Bahrain’s first of 16 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets unveiled
Officials representing the United States and Bahrain met with Lockheed Martin executives to unveil the first F-16 Block…
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Elvis’ private jet arrives in Florida as owner reveals plan to transform plane
Elvis Presley’s private jet that reportedly laid abandoned in a New Mexico desert for nearly 40 years has…
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CPK – an ambitious Polish mobility project in the heart of Europe
As of now, none of the 19 countries of Central and Eastern Europe has a hub airport on a global scale. Even though these countries are inhabited by 180 million people. They can now gain such a port which, according to the IATA analysis, should handle 40 million passengers and 1 million tonnes of air cargo in 2035. PwC conducted a study showing that “the growth potential of the Polish aviation market is among the highest across Europe.”
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No departures at Berlin Brandenburg Airport due to strikes, arrivals affected
A strike by employees at aviation security controls has resulted in all departing flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport…
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Lessor seizes four Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Flair Airlines’ four Boeing 737 MAX aircraft were seized by its lessor in what the airline called a…
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Smart security at Milan Linate: One year on
Milan Linate securityThe new smart security has been operational at Milan Linate checkpoints since June 2021 and has now also been substantially completed at Malpensa Terminal 1.
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How Saudia Arabia finally launched its new airline, Riyadh Air
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the country’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, who…
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Lithuania: The undiscovered destination
At Routes Europe 2022, International Airport Review’s Editorial Assistant, Lily Mae Pacey caught up with Tomas Zitikis, Interim Head of Aviation Services and Route Development Executive and Aurimas Stikliūnas, Interim CEO and Head of Aviation Services at Lithuanian Airports to discuss how the pandemic opened exciting possibilities for the network operator to welcome different passenger demographics and develop new routes.
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“This technology saved our lives last summer”: Milano Linate Airport’s smart security one year on
Armando BruniniWatch this exclusive interview with the CEO of SEA Milan Airports talking about the innovative new smart security that they have implemented in their airports.
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Aviation Quote
We train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won't allow them to write "fvck" on their airplanes because? It's obscene!
- Colonel Walter E. Kurtz in the 1979 movie 'Apocalypse Now.'
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WW2 Luftwaffe
1. The JU-87 "Stuka" was not a pretty site to look at, all the less so when it was hurtling towards you at an 80 degree angle, but it was not pleasant to hear either. It had a siren on its port landing gear. What was the nickname the crews gave this device?
The Horns of the Reich
The Trumpets of Jericho
The Sirens of Jericho
The Trumpets of Victory
2. This out-of-date bomber was used for high altitude reconnaissance by Germany for a short period of time after the Battle of Britain. Which was it?
Junkers 88P
Junkers 86R
Dornier 217N
Dornier 23R
3. Germany shortly before WW2 is commonly believed to have had little interest in long range heavy bombers, but in fact it had one of the largest supporters of long range bombers from the get-go. Who was he?
Ernst Udet
Ernhard Milch
Kurt Student
Walter Wever
4. Many medium bombers that Germany had were converted into night fighters when the need arose. Which of those was unpopular with its crews?
Junkers 188
Junkers 88
Dornier 217
Messerschmitt 110
5. The He-177 was a great aircraft when it worked. What was one of the things the RLM (Reichsluftministerie) did that caused the 177 to go from a great bomber to a great disaster?
Elimination of the evaporative cooling system
Demands that poor French engines power the He-177
Demands that the He-177 be built out of wood
Underpowered BMW 132 Bramo engines
6. Which one of the three German Battle of Britain bombers could carry the most tonnage, and which could carry the least over a short distance?
Junkers 88, Junkers 87
Junkers 88, Junkers 87
Dornier 215, Heinkel 111
Heinkel 111, Dornier 17
7. This is the only bomber in World War II to have a top speed of over 460mph, what was it?
Arado 234
Heinkel 111P
Arado 232
Junkers 388K
8. The Junkers 287 was the intended replacement for the aging Stuka in 1944. With forward swept wings, two Junkers 003 turbojets and something interesting captured from the Americans, the JU-287 would have been a formidable ground attack/bomber aircraft. What was the American "contribution"?
Landing gear taken off B-24's
Rockets of P-47 wing racks
Guns off of P-51D fighters
Norden bombsights off of B-17's
9. Ground attack was a field of bombers in which the Germans excelled. Convinced that more armor was necessary to protect the pilots of ground attack aircraft Henschel came up with the HS-129, what was its nickname?
armored Panzer destroyer
The flying tank
The flying armored car
the flying assault gun
10. The Germans had originally decided to build one carrier known as the Graf Zeppelin. What were the two types of aircraft that were designed to be based on the carrier?
Fi-282, Do-215
He-115B, Bf-110E
Fi-167, Ju-87C
Ju-87T, Bf-109L
