The Arado E.555 was a long range strategic bomber proposed by the German Arado company during World War II in response to the RLM’s Amerikabomber project. The E.555 designation was applied to a series of long range jet bomber designs of various sizes, powerplant, crew and weapon load configurations. Continue reading
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The General Dynamics F-111’s Fatal Flaw
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production models of the F-111 had roles that included attack (e.g. interdiction), strategic bombing (including nuclear weapons capabilities), reconnaissance and electronic warfare. Continue reading
Hughes XF-11 – 6,000 Horsepower Plane that Nearly Killed Howard Hughes
The Hughes XF-11 (redesignated XR-11 in 1948) was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft designed and flown by Howard Hughes and built by Hughes Aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Continue reading
Blohm & Voss BV 155 – Germany’s Stratospheric Interceptor
The Blohm & Voss BV 155 was a German high-altitude interceptor aircraft intended to be used by the Luftwaffe against raids by USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. Work started on the design as the Messerschmitt Me 155 in 1942, but the project went through a protracted development period and change of ownership, and prototypes were still under test and development when World War II ended. Continue reading
The Secret and Stubby Convair Model 48 Charger
The multi-mission General Dynamics Convair Model 48 Charger was a prototype for a light attack and observation aircraft designed and developed for the Vietnam War as one of its first counter-insurgency aircraft. Continue reading
Sea Sabres – The North American FJ Furys
The F-86 Sabre is one of those aircraft that established itself as a legend of air warfare. Mainly remembered for its epic battles against its great rival, the MiG-15, during the Korean War, the Sabre was pretty much the mainstay fighter for many Western orientated nations during the 1950s. Continue reading
1,000 Drone Light Show at Coronation Concert Rehearsed at Secret Location
The mastermind behind the “largest ever multi-location UK drone show” said the incredible spectacle was fine-tuned at a secret location in Yorkshire. Continue reading
Grumman F-11 Tiger – First Jet Aircraft to Shoot Itself Down
The Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger is a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based United States Navy fighter aircraft in operation during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April 1955 under the pre-1962 Navy designation system, it was redesignated as F-11 Tiger under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system. Continue reading