Ilyushin IL-76 Candid – Jack of all Trades
Strategic and tactical airlift is a major responsibility assigned to most air forces around the world, and nations which possess
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Northrop YB-35/XB-35 – The Flying Wing Failure
In 1938 after setting up his independent venture, engineering legend John Northrop could finally work on a project he had
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Sikorsky S-72 – Helicopter-Plane Hybrid
Able to operate as either a helicopter, compound helicopter, or fixed-wing aircraft, the Sikorsky S-72 was an ambitious attempt to
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A-1 Skyraider – Piston Powered A-10 Warthog
Douglas AD-4 Skyraider was originally intended as a Second World War dive/torpedo bomber. It was developed by Douglas Aircraft Company
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MiG 19 Farmer – Agricultural Design
Soviet post-war fighter production had introduced two superlative subsonic fighters; the MiG 15 ‘Fagot’ and the MiG 17 ‘Fresco’. While
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The Fearsome Flanker Family
The Soviet Union produced a staggering array of combat aircraft in the decades following the conclusion of the Second World
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The Guppy – Ugliest Aircraft Ever?
The Pregnant Guppy and the Super Guppy were cargo planes designed to carry oversized objects for NASA’s Apollo Saturn program
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De Havilland Comet – Fantastic but Flawed
On May 2nd, 1952, the world’s first scheduled passenger flight featuring a jet airliner took off from London Airport bound
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Saab 35 Draken – Double Delta Dragon
The Saab 35 Draken (known as the “dragon” or “the kite” in Swedish) was a Swedish supersonic jet fighter and
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Convair XC-99 – The One-of-a-kind Giant
The Convair XC-99 began life as an experimental transport aircraft and is perhaps one of the most unique designs of
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