Garth Calitz Sep 13, 20227 minThe History of Radial EnginesEver since man first experienced powered flight in 1903 the search has been on for light powerful engines to power flying machines. The...
Garth Calitz Jul 20, 20224 minThe First Powered Flight in South AfricaIt is common knowledge that the field of aviation was pioneered in the US when Orville Wright achieved the first powered flight on 17...
Garth Calitz Jun 14, 202212 minAircraft of World War 1- Where Dogfights BeganWorld War One Aircraft began as primitive, unarmed artillery spotters that could barely take offensive action, and ended as powerful...
Garth Calitz Jun 8, 20223 minConvair F2Y Sea Dart – The First and Only Supersonic SeaplaneThe Sea Dart began as Convair's entry in a 1948 U.S. Navy contest for a supersonic interceptor aircraft. During the time, there was much...
Garth Calitz May 18, 20224 min101-Year-Old Veteran Promoted to Major, reflects on serviceFifty-five years after his retirement, World War II veteran Capt. Thomas Dewey Adams Jr., 101 years old, was granted an honorary...
Garth Calitz May 3, 20226 min40th Anniversary of Op Black BuckOn 1 May 1982, during the Falklands conflict, the Royal Air Force began a series of extremely long-range bombing missions using Vulcan...
Garth Calitz Apr 5, 20222 minShuttleworth Trust Receive Iconic heritage aircraft From BAE SystemsBAE Systems has donated the last aircraft from its unique heritage collection to the Shuttleworth Trust. The agreement means that the De...
Garth Calitz Feb 22, 20227 minThe De Havilland Dragon RapideIn 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 Feb 1, 20226 minThe Legendary Piper J3 CubNever in his wildest dreams did Gilbert Taylor think that he was designing a legend when he rolled out the first Cub in 1930 known at the...
Garth Calitz Jan 18, 202212 minPat Pattle - The Commonwealths Top WWII AceA young South African pilot has been credited with the honour of “The Commonwealths Top WWII Ace” but is still relatively unknown as he...
