AS Aachen The skyline over the EUROAVIA logo shows one of the most iconic buildings of Aachen, the cathedral. The shown skyline corresponds to the view of the cathedral from the area called the “Katschhof”. The view from the Katschhof is the most iconic view of the Aachen cathedral. For AS Aachen’s members, it was…
Author: Communication WG
Fun with Logos! (2)
Today we will continue to tell the story of the logos of our local groups. Forlì-Bologna In Greek mythology, Icarus, Daedalus’ son, died while trying to escape from Cretan Labyrinth by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. The idea of aviation touched on deep-seated concerns and emotions in the early…
Fun with Logos! (1)
Have you ever wonder what are the local group’s logos inspired on? In this series of articles, you’ll learn a bit about the history of the logo of some local groups and what do they represent. Are you curious? Oostende Oostende’s logo was recently changed, and it is inspired on the town and school where…
A gun with a plane
If you ask any US veteran how angels sound like, the answer would look more like a BRTTTT!!! than any Tik-Tok trending music. And that’s what you get when you put wings around a car-like sized gatling cannon. That’s what Fairchild Republic had in mind when the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog for the friends) was…
Did you know? First President of EUROAVIA
On our last “Did you know?” we presented EUROAVIA’s foundation, but do you know who was our first President? (Small hint, his name is on the Founding protocol of EUROAVIA) The first President of EUROAVIA, who is also known as the father of our association, is Jean Roeder. He studied in RTWH Aachen, where he…
Updated avionics
Nowadays, avionics has evolved a lot since the beginning of aviation and is trying to keep up with the technology around us, although it is subjected to much stricter regulations. World War I brought an urgent need for communications. Voice communications from ground to air and from aircraft to aircraft were established. Also, more instruments…
Did you know? Our fundation
You may know our association has over 60 years of existence, more than Airbus and the European Space Agency (ESA), but do you know how EUROAVIA was founded? The idea of EUROAVIA was born in 1956 between some students in Aachen, who witnessed the gap between the Aerospace Industry, the students and the bigger economic…
Electric aviation is coming
With the European Union setting the objective to have climate neutrality with air transport by 2050, an alliance with aerospace companies have been launched to develop zero-emission aircrafts. In particular, the aerospace sector will prepare for the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircrafts. Airbus, the biggest aeronautical company in Europe, has already started the effort…
The MIG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the former Soviet Union. Approximately sixty countries across four continents have flown the MIG-21, and it still serves many nations six decades after its maiden flight. It made records, becoming the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the…
Did you know? Lustrum
Last weekend in the UK, the Queen’s platinum jubilee was celebrated for her 70 years of service to the crown but, did you know celebrating anniversaries is also a thing inside EUROAVIA? EUROAVIA’s anniversary is usually celebrated every five years with the so-called Lustrum. The word Lustrum has its origins in ancient Rome, where the…