''FlyPast'' is an aircraft
magazine
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, published monthly, edited by Tom Allett,
Steve Beebee and Jamie Ewan.
History and profile
The magazine started as a bi-monthly edition in May/June 1981
and its first editor was the late Mike Twite. It is owned by
Key Publishing
Key Publishing is a magazine publishing company specialising in aviation titles, based in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.
History
''Airliner World'' was launched in 1999. In 2005 it launched ''Airports of the World'', and in the same year it ...
Ltd of
Stamford,
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...
,
and the magazine's main former editor until 2010 was Ken Ellis, and Nigel Price after that until January 2016. It sponsors a number of aviation events held in the United Kingdom, such as Cockpit-Fest, held at
Newark Air Museum.
Sister publications include ''
AirForces Monthly
''Air Forces Monthly'' (AFM) is a military aviation magazine published by Key Publishing Ltd, based at Stamford in the English county of Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. Established in 1988, the magazine provides news and analysis on mi ...
'', ''Air Enthusiast'' (no longer published), ''
Airliner World
''Airliner World'' is an aviation magazine published by Key Publishing in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. In the United States, the magazine is distributed from the Key Publishing office in Avenel, New Jersey.
The first edition of ''Airliner Wo ...
'', ''Airports International'', ''
Air International
''AIR International'' is a British aviation magazine covering current defence aerospace and civil aviation topics. It has been in publication since 1971 and is currently published by Key Publishing Ltd.
History and profile
The magazine was fir ...
'', and ''
Today's Pilot'' (no longer published by Key Publishing).
Contents
Each monthly issue of the magazine contains 10 to 12 pages of news, updates and reviews on museums, airshows and events, features on aircraft, crewmen, and battles illustrated with photographs, and a spotlight section on one plane, detailing the history, pilots, designers, combat records, and cutaway artwork for the aircraft. The magazine often includes aircraft posters, calendars, and supplements.
[FlyPast July 2013 issue]
See also
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Aeroplane
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'' - British magazine covering aviation history and preservation
*''
Air Enthusiast'' - defunct magazine, similar in nature to ''The Aviation Historian''
*''
Flight International
''Flight International'', formerly ''Flight'', is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace. Published in the United Kingdom and founded in 1909 as "A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport", i ...
'' - contemporary aviation magazine
*''
The Aviation Historian'' - British magazine covering classic aeroplanes and the history of flying
References
External links
*
List of FlyPast issues on TheAviationIndex.com
Aviation magazines published in the United Kingdom
Bi-monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1981
Mass media in Lincolnshire
1981 establishments in the United Kingdom
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