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Ekranoplans are a sort of mix of an aircraft and a hovercraft using ground effect to fly or skim a few meters above the ground (normally the water). It is sometimes assumed that the Soviets just copied Western aircraft design (such as with the Tupolev Tu-4 – a B-29 copy) and were always playing catch-up. Continue reading →

The public debut of the Boeing F-15QA Advanced Eagle demonstration on Saturday at the Spirit of St. Louis Airshow in Chesterfield, MO. This amazing aircraft performed while carrying 12 air to air missiles. Continue reading →

In the 1950s, the aviation industry was trending towards bigger, heavier, and more expensive fighter jets. But a small British company decided to challenge this direction by demonstrating that there was a viable market for affordable, lightweight fighters. This is the story of the Folland Gnat. Continue reading →

TOPGUN adversary pilot Kris Caldwell had the opportunity to pilot the SW-51 MUSTANG “Double-O-Seven” – and was immediately captivated. This interview was taken at SUN´n FUN Aerospace Expo 2024. Continue reading →

In the fall of 1932, the U.S. Army Air Corps was on the hunt for a new bomber, something cutting-edge to keep the looming threat of war at bay. Henry Ford threw his tri-motor aircraft into the ring, taking it for a spin over Wright Field in Ohio. But military bigwigs weren’t quite sold. The tri-motor, born in 1925, felt more like a blast from the past than a leap into the future. Continue reading →

The F7U Cutlass burst onto the aviation scene like a visitor from the future straight into the 1950s. Its radical design, featuring a tailless silhouette and dramatically swept wings anchored to a short, robust fuselage, defied the conventions of the time, looking more like a starship than an aircraft. Continue reading →