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The Kaman K-MAX.

Kaman K-MAX Helicopter – Function over Form

October 27, 2022December 20, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, Cargo, helicopter, K-MAX, Logger, Logging

The K-MAX is one of the most versatile load-carrying helicopters available and is famed for the distinctive ‘servo-flap’ configuration of

The Convair XF-92.

The Convair XF-92 – The Delta-Wing Pioneer

October 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, cold war, Delta, Delta wing, experimental, USA, XF-92

The Convair XF-92 was the first serious attempt to incorporate delta wings, typically angled at 60 degrees, into the layout

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy.

C-5 Galaxy – The Big Daddy

September 20, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, Cargo, Galaxy, heavy lift, USA

The C-5 Galaxy is a huge heavy cargo-lifting airplane the length of an American football field and as high as

The AH-64 Apache.

AH-64 Apache – Overwhelming Firepower

September 9, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, Apache, Attack, cold war, gunship, helictoper, Modern, USA

The AH-64, designated ‘Apache’ by the US Army in line with their tradition of naming their choppers after Native Indian

Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor.

The F-22 Raptor – The Fighter of the Future

September 8, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, f-22, fighter, future, raptor, Stealth, USA

In modern warfare, achieving unchallenged air supremacy is the most important requirement to win any battle. This is what the

The Airbus A380.

Airbus A380 – The Boeing 747 Nemesis

September 2, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth 747, A380, Airbus, airliner, Holiday, large, Modern, passenger, Rolls royce

The Airbus A380 was the first serious competitor to Boeing’s iconoclastic 747 series, which dominated commercial air travel in the

The A-10's GAU-8 Avenger is massive.

A-10 Tankbuster – The Plane Built Around a Gun

August 31, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, american, Buster, CAS, Close air support, cold war, Ground Attack, Tank

The A-10 Tankbuster is about as big as its name suggests, so called because of its fearsome reputation as an

The X-32B.

Experimental Modern Day

Boeing X-32 – So Ugly it Failed

August 26, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, cold war, experimental, fighter, prototype, USA, X-32

The Boeing X-32 was an experimental aircraft that was developed by Boeing to compete in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

The Bristol 188

Bristol 188 – Britain’s SR-71

August 23, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, british, cold war, experimental, fighter, prototype

The Bristol 188, known as ‘The Flaming Pencil’, was an experimental aircraft commissioned by the British government with the sole

The Martin JRM Mars.

Martin JRM Mars – The World’s Best Firefighter

August 22, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, cold war, flying boat, Sea, wwii

It was August 1938 when the US Navy first commissioned Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company to build for them a