The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. Continue reading
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F-22 Raptor Freefall at Huntington Beach Airshow
Pacific coast air show Huntington beach had it all!. First up the United States Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo. Captain Samuel (jaZZ) Larson pushed the raptor to its limits and beyond with a tail slide and the falling leaf to name just few of his amazing manoeuvres. Continue reading
North American X-15 – the Plane that Almost Melted at Mach 6.7
On October 3rd, 1967, at a millisecond before 14:32 local time, Air Force Major William J. “Pete” Knight hit the button. His North American X-15, one of the most experimental aircraft ever built, lit up its 600,000-horsepower XLR99 engine. The plane began to tear through the atmosphere, approaching a record-breaking speed of 4,520 miles per hour – Mach 6.7. Continue reading
The Aircraft About to Brutally Break the Rules of Aviation
Under the watchful eye of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an extraordinary creation has been taking shape – a remarkable aircraft that emerged as the culmination of groundbreaking innovation. Continue reading
Blohm & Voss P 111 – Germany’s Absurdly Asymmetric Seaplane
Blohm & Voss of Germany produced several notable seaplanes and flying boats in the lead-up to World War 2 (1939-1945) and one of these was the Bv 138 “Sea Dragon”. However, before this aircraft was formally adopted, company engineers penciled out a fall-back design in the P.111 project. Continue reading
Gloster Meteor – the Only Allied Jet Fighter of WW2
The Gloster Meteor was the RAF’s first jet fighter, bringing Britain into the Jet Age. At the same time, engineers of the German Luftwaffe had been working on developing their own operational jet fighter, and the Messerschmitt Me 262 entered service a few months before the Meteor. Continue reading
B-24 Liberator – WW2 Bomber Designed to Replace the Flying Fortress
At the start of 1939, the United States Army Air Corps wanted more of its favourite aircraft, the B-17 Flying Fortress. Consolidated took one look at the B-17 and decided they could do better. They responded with a proposal for a new aircraft which could fly faster, further, higher, and carry more bombs. Continue reading
1,500 Drones Create Flying Dragon at Chinese Festival
Damoda, the Chinese light show company, used 1,500 drones to create a flying dragon during the Shenzhen Dragon Boat Festival. The show consisted of the devices being used to create other fantastic images in the night sky. Continue reading