55-year-old aviation enthusiast can’t stop dropping Es
Regional manager of a medium-sized carburettor company, Ian Burchill, still refers to British...
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Category: Hush Kit
‘Whopper’ in Afghanistan: Jack McCain on flying the Blackhawk in combat – Part 1
Jack ‘Whopper’ McCain followed in the footsteps of his father (the war hero and...
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My Favourite Spitfire #6 the Mk.VIII
“My favourite fighter was the Spitfire VIII with clipped wings. It had power and good...
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CANCELLED: The 10 best aircraft of World War II that never saw service
Hindsight is a glorious thing. From the safe distance of several decades it is blindingly obvious...
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Air combat in the world’s smallest jet fighter, the ferocious Gnat
In 1971, Indian Air Force Gnats fought Pakistan’s Sabres in ferocious bloody dogfights....
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The 1781 capture of British airports
The Airport Raids of 1781 remain the least reported chapter in the American Revolutionary War. We...
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The TSR-2: Catastrophe, or the catalyst for change?
For many in Britain, a nation saved by air power in World War II, military aircraft are...
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Aircraft design contest 2019 launched
In 2018 we asked you to design a fighter aircraft, your entries were brilliant. Now it’s...
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10 exotic cancelled fighter planes from countries you didn’t expect
Pariah states and those seeking independence from the traditional plane-making nations have...
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An idiot’s guide to aircraft design, part 5: Stealth comes at a cost
Radar stealth, the use of shaping and materials to minimise an aircraft’s visibility to...
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In-depth analysis of Turkey’s TFX future fighter from Arda Mevlutoglu
Turkey is doing it’s own thing, spurning US fighters in favour of an indigenous fighter...
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USAF to introduce low visibility road signs by 2021
Since the 1960s USAF aircraft have become progressively grayer, losing their bright...
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