Garth Calitz Jun 22, 20213 minEmbraer’s Eve and Vertiport Join Forces Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (Eve) and leading vertiport company Skyports have formed a partnership to develop urban...
Garth Calitz Jun 15, 20217 minIs China Outclassing the Mighty Russian Military Aviation Machine?Since the consolidation of Communist Party rule over mainland China in 1949, China’s military aviation sector has owed a tremendous debt...
Garth Calitz Jun 15, 20212 minParamount Enter Final Phase of US Armed Overwatch ProgrammeA team from US-based defence engineering company Leidos, in partnership with South African aerospace and defence company Paramount Group,...
Garth Calitz Jun 15, 20215 minThe Night Witches, Female Pilots Feared by the NazisBrynn Holland They flew under the cover of darkness in bare-bones plywood biplanes. They braved bullets and frostbite in the air while...
Garth Calitz Jun 15, 20213 minWeight and Balance, Disregard at your Own RiskMany pilots, from sport pilot to commercial pilot, tend to underestimate the importance of proper weight and balance of their aircraft....
Garth Calitz Jun 15, 20213 minSaab and Varjo Bring Virtual Reality to Flight SimulatorsSaab and Varjo Technologies work together to revolutionise flight simulators. The Finnish company Varjo has developed a human eye...
Garth Calitz Jun 8, 20213 minSAAF Change of Command - Farewell "Blackhawk"By Garth Calitz Ever since its inception in 1920 the South African Airforce has always appointed an aviator as the Chief, all this...
Garth Calitz Jun 8, 20217 minFrom the Tower looking Back ....How to (legally) stretch your fuelBy Rob Russell I remember that Sunday, in 1984. I had just been signed out on Approach and Area and I was young, keen and full of no...
Garth Calitz Jun 8, 20212 minAir-to-Air Refuelling Using an Unmanned AircraftFor the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing have demonstrated air-to-air refuelling using an unmanned aircraft – the Boeing...