The Messerschmitt Me. 163B was the only rocket powered intercepter in history. Find out how piston-engined US P-51 Mustangs managed to down two of these super fast aircraft in dogfights high above Germany in late 1944. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
Eleven F4U Corsairs Flying Together
The 2019 Thunder Over Michigan airshow featured the largest gathering of F4U Corsairs in decades. Eleven of these rare World War 2 fighters came together for one weekend. Continue reading
Mustang vs. Spitfire Aerobatics at Oshkosh 2019
Two legends of World War II, a North American P-51C Mustang “Lope’s Hope 3rd”, piloted by Bernie Vasquez, and a Supermarine Spitfire MkIXc “Half Stork”, piloted by Warren Pietsch, perform aerobatics and formations flybys during the Saturday airshow at EAA AirVenture 2019 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Continue reading
Soviet TU-144 Concordski Crash at Paris Airshow 1973
The aggressive take-off profile of the Soviet TU-144 supersonic passenger airplane (right) vs. the French-British Concorde (left). Continue reading
Merlin-Powered Messerschmitt 109 s
This short film features “Battle of Britain” movie aircraft Buchon G-AWHR. This is the latest of five Buchons featured in the movie to be restored. Continue reading
Okhotnik-B First Flight – Video
The Russian S-70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau, made its first flight on Saturday, August 3rd. 2019. Continue reading
Why Do Backwards Wings Exist?
Two X-29A aircraft, featuring one of the most unusual designs in aviation history, were flown at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, as technology demonstrators to investigate a host of advanced concepts and technologies. The multi-phased program, conducted from 1984 to 1992, provided an engineering data base that is available in the design and development of future aircraft. Continue reading
Low Flying Jets Compilation
A compilation of low flying airplanes and helicopters. Continue reading