Garth Calitz 4 days ago 7 min Is China Outclassing the Mighty Russian Military Aviation Machine? Since the consolidation of Communist Party rule over mainland China in 1949, China’s military aviation sector has owed a tremendous debt...
Garth Calitz 4 days ago 2 min Paramount Enter Final Phase of US Armed Overwatch Programme A team from US-based defence engineering company Leidos, in partnership with South African aerospace and defence company Paramount Group,...
Garth Calitz 4 days ago 5 min The Night Witches, Female Pilots Feared by the Nazis Brynn Holland They flew under the cover of darkness in bare-bones plywood biplanes. They braved bullets and frostbite in the air while...
Garth Calitz 4 days ago 3 min Weight and Balance, Disregard at your Own Risk Many pilots, from sport pilot to commercial pilot, tend to underestimate the importance of proper weight and balance of their aircraft....
Garth Calitz 4 days ago 3 min Saab and Varjo Bring Virtual Reality to Flight Simulators Saab and Varjo Technologies work together to revolutionise flight simulators. The Finnish company Varjo has developed a human eye...
Garth Calitz Jun 8 3 min SAAF Change of Command - Farewell "Blackhawk" By Garth Calitz Ever since its inception in 1920 the South African Airforce has always appointed an aviator as the Chief, all this...
Garth Calitz Jun 8 7 min From the Tower looking Back ....How to (legally) stretch your fuel By Rob Russell I remember that Sunday, in 1984. I had just been signed out on Approach and Area and I was young, keen and full of no...
Garth Calitz Jun 8 2 min Air-to-Air Refuelling Using an Unmanned Aircraft For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing have demonstrated air-to-air refuelling using an unmanned aircraft – the Boeing...
Garth Calitz Jun 8 3 min The First rescue helicopter to fly on Sustainable Biofuel A rescue helicopter has flown on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, achieving a new milestone in international aviation....
Garth Calitz Jun 8 1 min Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests Navy’s Hypersonic Strike System The Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman team successfully conducted a significant live-fire hypersonic strike system test in support of...
From the Tower Looking Back – Ysterplaat, Can you see it? By Rob Russell For years, AFB Ysterplaat has played a very important role in the maritime and training sides of the SAAF. It has always...
“Blackhawk” signs off, leaving a leaderless SAAF The Chief of the South African Airforce, LtGen Fabian “Zakes” Msimang was bid farewell at a retreat parade held at AFB Zwartkop on...
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