Tupolev TU-160 – “White Swans” Visit South Africa
South African aviation enthusiasts were treated a very rare sighting last week, two Russian Tupolev TU-160 “Blackjack” strategic nuclear...
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Garth Calitz
Oct 1, 201913 min read
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II – Warthog
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by...
Garth Calitz
Sep 25, 20195 min read
Antonov AN-225 Mriya – Rebirth of a Giant
The Antonov AN-225 Mriya, codenamed "Cossack" by NATO, is a super heavy strategic airlift cargo aircraft. Designed and built by then...
Garth Calitz
Sep 11, 20199 min read
Vans RV - Which One Is For You
You’ve been hiring Cessna 172 or Piper Cherokee for a while. Hire and fly is inconvenient and expensive, and the hire and fly aircraft...
Garth Calitz
Sep 3, 20194 min read
The Eurocopter X³ - Turboprop speeds in a Helicopter
The Eurocopter X³ is based on the Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopter, with the addition of short span wings each fitted with a tractor...
Garth Calitz
Aug 20, 201913 min read
SAAB - From Piston Fighter to Mighty Gripen E
The year was 1937, the world was on the brink of another world war. Sweden wanted to equip the armed forces and build up its own, strong...
Rob Russell
Aug 13, 201913 min read
The Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom – a truly enduring multi-role jet
In 1953, McDonnell Aircraft began work on revising its F3H Demon naval fighter, seeking expanded capabilities and increasing all-round...
Garth Calitz
Aug 6, 20198 min read
The B-29 Superfortress - Devastation from the Air
On August 6, 1945, 74 years ago today, an American bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of...
Garth Calitz
Jul 30, 20197 min read
BAE Systems Hawk - advanced trainer aircraft
The Hawk is an advanced trainer with a two-man tandem cockpit, a low-mounted cantilever wing and is powered by a single turbofan engine....
Garth Calitz
Jul 2, 20194 min read
The Birth of an RV8 - "Mo" is Flying
The birth of this this RV marked the realisation of a long standing dream, Derek Hopkins has wanted to build a RV since he first saw...
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