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The Eurocopter X³ - Turboprop speeds in a Helicopter
The Eurocopter X³ is based on the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopter, with the addition of short span wings each fitted with a tractor...
Garth Calitz
Sep 3, 20194 min read


SAAB - From Piston Fighter to Mighty Gripen E
The year was 1937, the world was on the brink of another world war. Sweden wanted to equip the armed forces and build up its own, strong...
Garth Calitz
Aug 20, 201913 min read


The Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom – a truly enduring multi-role jet
In 1953, McDonnell Aircraft began work on revising its F3H Demon naval fighter, seeking expanded capabilities and increasing all-round...
Rob Russell
Aug 13, 201913 min read


The B-29 Superfortress - Devastation from the Air
On August 6, 1945, 74 years ago today, an American bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of...
Garth Calitz
Aug 6, 20198 min read


BAE Systems Hawk - advanced trainer aircraft
The Hawk is an advanced trainer with a two-man tandem cockpit, a low-mounted cantilever wing and is powered by a single turbofan engine....
Garth Calitz
Jul 30, 20197 min read


The Birth of an RV8 - "Mo" is Flying
The birth of this this RV marked the realisation of a long standing dream, Derek Hopkins has wanted to build a RV since he first saw...
Garth Calitz
Jul 2, 20194 min read


The Aermacchi MB-326- Atlas Impala
The Aermacchi MB-326 (known as the Atlas Impala in South Africa) is a low-wing monoplane with an all-metal structure composed of light...
Garth Calitz
Jun 18, 20197 min read


The Yakovlev Yak-18T – A "Real" Four Seater Aircraft
The Yakovlev Yak-18T (Яковлев Як-18T) is a four- or five-seat fully aerobatic utility aircraft. Introduced to train Aeroflot pilots, it...
Garth Calitz
Jun 4, 20193 min read


Skyleader UL-39 Albi – Your Own Personal Fighter “Jet”
Here in South Africa we regularly see full-size L-39 Albatross taking part at airshows and even attending fly-ins and many times I hear...
Garth Calitz
Jun 4, 20192 min read


The Dassault Rafale – Gust of Wind
In the mid-1970s, both the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) and Navy (Marine Nationale) had requirements for a new generation of...
Garth Calitz
May 21, 20198 min read
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