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Of all aircraft types, the Bae-146 has always provided great photo-opportunities...even more when its main mission is to fly some very special passengers, as is the case of this Bae-146 of the RAF Royal squadron, seen here as it is getting ready to depart from RAF Waddington.

As we have just got news about renewed funding for the Solar Impulse project, there is no better time to share a panoramic view of this interesting solar-powered aircraft.

The presentation of the first Thai Airways' A380 in Toulouse last week gave us yet another chance to appreciate the full scale of the largest aircraft in the Airbus family...

How large is it exactly? just judge by yourselves...!

You need powerful engines if you are to fly an aircraft as large as an A380 to the other side of the globe. As powerful as this Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine, photographed at Thai Airways' A380 delivery ceremony in Toulouse last Thursday.

Check also our Commercial Engines Special, available on FG Club!

With more and more airlines retiring their A340s and just a handful taking delivery of their A380s this is likely to remain a rare sight, but here they are: an Airbus A340-300 and an Airbus A380 together in the same picture.

According to Airspace user Zhukovsky, who submitted us this image, the A340-300 is F-WWIA and is carrying testing pods and an composite accoustic panel demonstrator for the A350XWB, while the other aircraft is A380-800 F-WWAQ, A6-EED (MSN 111), soon to be delivered to Emirates (as you might have already guessed!).

Another image from the Russian Air Force 100th anniversary flying display. Here the Russian Knights in their Su-27s in one of their perfectly coordinated coreographies.

One does not turn 100 every day...the Russian air force celebrated this historical milestone with a spectacular air display featuring many of the aircraft in its inventory.

An event that left images such as this: four Su-34s, four Su-27Ms and two MiG-29SMTs flying together.