The Spitfire is an icon, but it was recognised that improvements could be made to iron out it’s flaws. This development ultimately led to the Spiteful and Seafang – two of the fastest piston engine aircraft to ever fly. Continue reading
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130 – Ton Colossus Takes to the Air
The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a large British piston-engined propeller-driven airliner designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes between the UK and the United States. Continue reading
Rugby Player Wrecked Broadcast Drone During Practise
During the warm up sessions for the third rugby test match between the South African Springboks and British and Irish Lions in Cape Town, one of the Lions players downed a TV drone with a spectacular spot kick. Continue reading
Sukhoi Su-57 in Action
Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet in action, take off, flight, landing. Continue reading
Soviet Union’s Bartini Beriev VVA-14
As an aircraft designer, physicist, astronomer, philosopher, painter and musician, Italian-born designer Robert Bartini is often described as a genius ahead of his time. Throughout his life, he designed over 60 aircraft and made significant contributions to Soviet aviation. Continue reading
Blue Angels 2021 Show Season
The Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron was formed in 1946 by the United States Navy. The unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. Continue reading
Hitler’s Flying Saucers – Fact or Fantasy?
Blohm & Voss BV 238 – Hitler’s Escape Plan ?
Perhaps the most remarkable achievement of the Blohm & Voss Company was its celebrated BV 238 flying transport floatplane, which stood out among war machinery of its time due to its sheer size. The BV 238 was the largest aircraft ever built by the Axis powers during World War II and also the heaviest up to 1944. Continue reading