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THE LAST TWO DOUGLAS DC-6B's
Although there are many DC-6A and C-118 cargo versions in operation around the world, the DC-6B passenger liners were mostly "mothballed"...
Garth Calitz
Oct 30, 20173 min read


De Havilland Dragon Rapide
In late 1933, a team at de Havilland, led by aircraft designer Arthur Ernest Hagg, began working on a new design, intended to be a faster...
Garth Calitz
Oct 23, 20177 min read


Airbus A330-900 successful maiden test flight
The A330-900 first flight on 19 October 2017 debuts the 1,400 hours flight test campaign involving three prototypes plus the first...
Garth Calitz
Oct 23, 20176 min read


The Zlin 50 aerobatics aircraft
The Z-50L is a cantilever low-winged single-engine monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Unlike the Zlín Z 26 series which it...
Garth Calitz
Oct 2, 20174 min read


The Titanium Auto Gyro Explorer
The Titanium Explorer is the first new generation gyro to be manufactured in Australia and a world first using titanium. The idea was...
Garth Calitz
Sep 10, 20175 min read


SA Get its third Extra 330 SC
Nigel Hopkins started the ball rolling when he purchased an Extra 330 SC after his MX2 shed a wing while practising for the 2015 world...
Garth Calitz and Derek Hopkins
Aug 27, 20172 min read


The ICP Savannah
On a cold Highveld morning I had the honour of being invited along to Kroon airfield just North of Pretoria to experience what I believe...
Garth Calitz
Jul 29, 20174 min read
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