FlyPast

This article is about the British aviation magazine. For ceremonial military flypasts, see Flypast.

FlyPast is an aircraft magazine, published monthly, edited by Tom Allett, Steve Beebee and Jamie Ewan.

FlyPast

FlyPast, July 2014
Editor	Tom Allett
Categories	Aviation magazines
Frequency	Monthly
Founded	1981
Company	Key Publishing
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	Lincolnshire
Language	English
Website	www.flypast.com
ISSN	0262-6950

History and profile

The magazine started as a bi-monthly edition in May/June 1981^[1] and its first editor was the late Mike Twite. It is owned by Key Publishing Ltd of Stamford, Lincolnshire,^[1] 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 Enthusiast (no longer published), Airliner World, Airports International, Air International, and Today's Pilot (no longer published by Key Publishing).^[2]

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.^[3]

See also

• Aeroplane - British magazine covering aviation history and preservation
• Air Enthusiast - defunct magazine, similar in nature to The Aviation Historian
• Flight International - contemporary aviation magazine
• The Aviation Historian - British magazine covering classic aeroplanes and the history of flying