Ex-Boeing 777 Captain Keith Skilling has had a long and varied career in aviation, starting with a stint in the Royal New Zealand Air Force when he left school in 1968. His father had been a Lancaster pilot with the RAF during the Second World War. Continue reading
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Convair B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ – Six Turning Four Burning
The Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever made. Continue reading
F-22 Raptor Freefall in Full Control
FOCKE WULF 190 vs. SPITFIRE
Focke Wulf 190 A8 flown by Klaus Plasa chasing a Supermarine Spitfire Mk.18 flown by Rob Davies. All filmed at the Hangar 10 Fly In 2019. Continue reading
Germany’s WW2 Stealth Bomber – Horten Ho 229
It was near the end of World War II, and the Germans were getting desperate to turn the war back in their favor. This included a plethora of suggested scientific and engineering projects, many of them quite bizarre, in what they termed Wunderwaffen, or ‘wonder weapons.’ Continue reading
Russia’s S-70 UCAV First Flight with Su-57
Russia’s latest Okhotnik (Hunter) heavy attack drone has performed its first flight with the most advanced Su-57 fighter jet, the Defense Ministry announced on Friday. Continue reading
Travel Air Type-R – ‘Mystery Ship’
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The identity and purpose of the new racer were kept secret, being built behind closed doors and away from the main production line, the craftsmen involved in its construction being sworn to secrecy. It was because of this cloak of secrecy that it was dubbed the Mystery Ship by the press, a name that stuck, though it was officially designated the Travel Air Type R, or just the R. Continue reading
Why Airbus Nearly Didn’t Happen: The A300 Story
In 1974, Boeing vice president Jim Austin described the Airbus A300 as “a typical government airplane” of which “they’ll build a dozen or so and then go out of business.” He wasn’t alone in his criticism. And he was almost right. Continue reading