Jake Leigh-Howarth, Author at PlaneHistoria

A Firebee drone leaves its launch pad during the air-to-air combat training exercise William Tell '82. The drone will serve as a target for aircraft participating in the exercise.

Ryan Firebee – Pioneering Remote Control Aerial Vehicles

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments cold war, Drone, experimental, Firebee, prototype, Ryan Firebee, USA

The Ryan Firebee Remote Control Vehicle, first developed in the 1950s, is an incredibly versatile unmanned drone mainly used as

B20 flying boat,

Experimental WWII

Blackburn B20: the Flying Boat with a Retractable Belly

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth

Kept secret until 1945, the Blackburn B20 was a classified experimental flying boat most renowned for its innovative lower fuselage

XB-51 in flight.

Cold War Experimental

XB-51 – an American Bomber Beaten by a British Design

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth

The Martin XB-51, also known as ‘The Flying Cigar’ because of its signature elongated fuselage, was a medium bomber most

The Avro Lincoln.

Avro Lincoln – The Newer, Better Lancaster

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, Argentine, Avro, bomber, Lancaster, lincoln, RAAF, raf, wwii

The Avro Lincoln was a British heavy bomber developed during World War Two as a successor to the Avro Lancaster.

Bell's XP-77 wooden fighter.

Experimental WWII

Bell XP-77 – the Mini Fighter that was Sort of Terrible

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth America, american, bell, experimental, fighter, Interceptor, military, model 3, P-77, Pilot, piston, prototype, Test, testing, tests, trials, United States, united states of america, US, USA, v12, war, world war 2, world war two, ww2, wwii, XP-39, xp-77, XV-770

The Bell XP-77 was a flawed American attempt to make a fighter plane made entirely out of alternative materials in

The Scaled Composites Pond Race.

Scaled Composites Pond Racer – A Need for Speed

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments Air race, aircraft, experimental, Pond Racer, Reno, USA

The Scaled Composites Pond Racer was a competitive aircraft conceived in the late 1980s which aimed to replace the wartime

The Dornier Do 19.

Dornier Do 19 – The Bomber Designed to Win the War

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, bomber, Do 19, Dornier, Germany

The Dornier Do 19 was a long-range strategic heavy bomber that faced off against the Junkers Ju 89 as part

The TDR-1.

Experimental WWII

TDR-1 – The First Television-Guided Missile

March 24, 2023March 29, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, experimental, prototype, TDR-1, Unmanned, USA

The TDR-1 was one of the earliest unmanned cruise missiles manufactured at the behest of the US Navy. An innovative

The VZ -7 Flying Jeep was an important aircraft in terms of quadcopters

Experimental WWII

The Bizzare Design of Quadcopters

March 17, 2023March 29, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, Flying Jeep, helicopter, Jeep, USA, wwii

For over a hundred years the world of aviation has been one of humanity’s most fertile playgrounds, a melting pot

The Amiot 143.

The Amiot 143 – Function over Form

March 15, 2023March 29, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 143, aircraft, Amiot, bomber, french

The Amiot 143 was a French bomber and reconnaissance craft first developed in 1928 that was heavily involved in the

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