F-22 Raptor performs signature moves like the freefall floating falling leaf manoeuvre, the J-Turn Herbst move and Tail Sliding, where the pilot holds the jet nose skyward giving enough thrust to balance the gravity drop, he then drops the nose and returns to normal forward flight. Continue reading
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Drones and Fireworks Ring in 2021 in London
The UK celebrated the end of 2020 with a fireworks and drone display featuring 300 drones over London. Continue reading
Nazi Germany’s Last Jet Fighter – Argentina 1950
When the war ended, lots of Nazi war crimes suspects and scientific personnel fled to Argentina, welcomed by President Juan Peron’s regime. One was Kurt Tank, one of Germany’s top aircraft designers. With him he carried plans for a last-ditch emergency fighter that had never been built. In Argentina, Peron gave Tank the opportunity to create that last Nazi jet fighter – the Pulqui II. Continue reading
Mustang vs. Komet – Germany 1944
The Messerschmitt Me. 163B Komet 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
Top 5 Fighters That Should Have Been Built
Here is a look a look at the top 5 fighter designs that should have gone into production – and the reasons why they didn’t. Continue reading
Lockheed D-21 Mach 3 Drone
In the 1960s, Lockheed engineer Kelly Johnson was given an almost impossible task by the U.S. Air Force and CIA. He needed to create a spy drone with range, speed, and altitude capabilities that could match the supersonic A-12. Continue reading
Messerschmitt Me 323 – Largest Land-Based Transport Aircraft of WW2
The Messerschmitt Me 323 Gigant (“Giant”) was a German military transport aircraft of World War II. It was a powered variant of the Me 321 military glider and was the largest land-based transport aircraft of the war. The impressive cargo carrier boasted 6 engines with counter-rotating propellers and a wingspan of over 180-feet. Continue reading
The Caproni Transaereo
In June of 1919, two daring British aviators made the world’s first successful non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from North America to Europe using a modified Vickers Vimey airplane. In just 16 hours, they achieved what up until that point, required days to accomplish by ocean liner. Continue reading