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80 Years of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Innovation
For 80 years, Skunk Works has pushed the innovation envelope, failing fast to prove out novel technologies and deliver disruptive...
Garth Calitz
Jun 28, 20235 min read


Hypoxia – The Master of Deception
Lack of oxygen is the greatest single danger to man at high altitudes, despite the importance of pressure and temperatures. The shortage...
Garth Calitz
Jun 28, 20234 min read


RTX advances hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator
RTX has achieved a critical milestone in its hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program, successfully completing a rated power test of...
Garth Calitz
Jun 28, 20232 min read


MiG Alley - The Birth of Jet on Jet Dog Fighting
"MiG Alley" was the name given by United Nations (UN) pilots to the north-western portion of North Korea, where the Yalu River empties...
Garth Calitz
Jun 28, 202310 min read


Why the Bell 429 is the Chosen Public Safety Aircraft in Europe
Suspect tracking, traffic surveillance, search and rescue, air patrol – you name it, the Bell 429 does it. With various notable public...
Garth Calitz
Jun 28, 20231 min read


Rolls-Royce Set to Begin Tests to Advance Hybrid-Electric Flight
Rolls-Royce announces its new small gas turbine that has been specifically developed to power hybrid-electric flight is set to begin...
Garth Calitz
Jun 28, 20232 min read


Sky Grand Prix of Aerobatics
By Gary Shephard After a decade of aviation isolation, the people of Durban were treated to the Sky GP 03, the first being on the Durban...
Garth Calitz
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Return of The Paris Air Show
By Rob Russell There are many claims to the biggest and best air show around the world. From Farnborough, Geneva, Paris, the list goes...
Garth Calitz
Jun 21, 20233 min read


Bar Aviation Airlifts 18 Rhinos From South Africa To Congo
Uganda’s Bar Aviation has achieved a groundbreaking feat in the field of wildlife transportation. BAR successfully transported eighteen...
Garth Calitz
Jun 21, 20232 min read


South African Participation in the Korean War
Just a year after the South African Air Force’s (SAAF) contributed towards beating the blockade of West Berlin; the SAAF’s services were...
Garth Calitz
Jun 21, 20233 min read
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