Cancelled American bombers
From comically inept aeroplanes designed by overconfident charlatans to nuclear capable supersonic...
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Category: Hush Kit
Fictional MiG fighters (and the aircraft that inspired them)
Since the Korean War of the early 1950s, the aircraft designation ‘MiG’ has a had...
Read More Hush-Kit meets Secret Projects’ Paul Martell-Mead
What is the forum & why did you set it up? “Secret Projects Forum is both a discussion...
Read More Last Flights & Fights of the Legends
Today we are quite used to aircraft such as the B-52 having been in service since the time of the...
Read More Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi
India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling...
Read MoreThe Forgotten Few: The Indian Air Force’s contribution to World War II
I considered calling this article ‘Flying & Fighting in the Hawker Hurricane: yes, but not quite a first-hand account) to tie in with this sites series of excellent pilot interviews. Hush-Kit readers are...
Read MoreThe worst British aircraft company?Blackburn – a history of infamy
It seems hard to even mention Blackburn (‘Blackburn Aircraft Limited’ – and boy, weren’t they) without eliciting anecdotes about terrible, stolid, ugly or fatal aircraft. But does Blackburn deserve...
Read MoreViper variants: Unusual F-16s
The F-16, the best designed fighter jet of the 20th century, has proved an excellent aircraft to modify, build upon and generally mess around with. Here are some of the unlikely Vipers that have flown over the last forty years,...
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