Garth Calitz Aug 10, 20218 minGreat Woman in Aviation - Amelia Earhart, In 1960 an old US coastguard told a curious reporter a tale he had heard some 14 years before on the Pacific island of Nikumaroro. Not...
Garth Calitz Aug 10, 20212 minRotax to end Production of the Legendary 582 ULRotax announced that it will stop the production of the legendary 2-stroke Rotax 582 UL aircraft engine by end of 2021. This decision has...
Garth Calitz Aug 4, 20213 minHondaJet Elite S debuts at the 2021 EAA AirVenture in OshkoshHonda Aircraft Company showcased the upgraded HondaJet Elite S with a special paint scheme at the 2021 Experimental Aircraft...
Garth Calitz Aug 4, 20212 minBell’s HSVTOL technology is a Step-Change Improvement in Rotorcraft CapabilitiesBell Helicopters recently announced the unveiling of design concepts for new aircraft systems for military applications which would use...
Garth Calitz Aug 4, 20214 minNOTAR. No Tail Rotor HelicopterNOTAR is a helicopter system which avoids the use of a tail rotor. It was developed by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (through...
Garth Calitz Aug 4, 20213 minMulti-million Tempest funding set to advance the UK’s future Combat Air CapabilityThe UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract worth approximately £250m to progress the design and development of Tempest, the UK’s...
Garth Calitz Aug 4, 20212 minBrief History of Italian POWs in South Africa By Illona Osso-Fairbrother [Daughter of Italian POW] “Italy entered the Second World War on 10 June 1940. Hostilities commenced with an...
Garth Calitz Jul 27, 20213 min150 Miles with Electric Vertical Take-Off Air TaxiJoby Aero a California-based company developing an all-electric air taxi for commercial passenger service, today announced it had...
Garth Calitz Jul 27, 202111 minFrom the Tower looking Back......Achtung here come the TornadosBy Rob Russell Every now and then we had the pleasure of entertaining an aircraft, or two, from the Luftwaffe. Invariably it was a...