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Kalinin bomber taxiing.

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The Kalinin K-7 was a Monster Made of Soviet Steel

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Guy Davey 1930s, airliner, am-34, ant-20, biggest, bomber, engines, k-7, kalinin, kalinin k-7, largest, maxim gorky, mikulin, record, Russia, soviet, soviet union, soviets, tupolev, USSR, war, wings, world war two, ww2, wwii

The Kalinin K-7 was an experimental bomber aircraft designed in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. It was designed

The de Havilland DH 106 Comet.

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De Havilland Comet – Fantastic but Flawed

February 21, 2023March 29, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth aircraft, airliner, Britain, british, Comet, de Havilland, DH 106, First, passenger

On May 2nd, 1952, the world’s first scheduled passenger flight featuring a jet airliner took off from London Airport bound

Star Ariel was the same model Tudor as this Super Trader.

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The Star Ariel – Another BSAA Disappearance

December 31, 2022December 30, 2022 Steve MacGregor 0 Comments airliner, Bermuda Triangle, MH370, Mystery, passenger, Star Ariel, Tudor

Shortly after the disappearance of the Star Tiger, another BSAA Tudor mysteriously vanished – the Star Ariel. Some aircraft gain

Avro Lancastrian

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Avro 691 Lancastrian – The Very First Jet Airliner

November 30, 2022December 16, 2022 Steve MacGregor aircraft, airliner, bomber, Civil aviation, experimental, jet, prototype

Which was the first jet airliner to make an international flight? The Avro 961 Lancastrian. You might think that would

The aftermath of Flight 243.

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 – Explosive Decompression

November 29, 2022December 19, 2022 Nathan Cluett 737, accident, aircraft, airliner, Airlines, Aloha Airlines, Boeing 737, Flight 243, jet, NTSB, USA

The Boeing 737 is arguably one of the safest aircraft ever made. However, accidents do happen as in the case

The Fw 200 Condor.

Fw 200 Condor – The Airliner that went to War

November 18, 2022January 10, 2023 Steve MacGregor aircraft, airliner, Condor, FW 200, transport, wwii

German aviation designer Kurt Tank is best known for the fighters he created for Focke-Wulf, but he was also responsible

The Bristol Brabazon.

Bristol Type 167 Brabazon – The First True Jumbo

October 15, 2022January 17, 2023 Steve MacGregor 747, aircraft, airliner, Brabazon, british, Jumbo, Trans atlantic

In September 1949, just over four years after the end of World War Two, the first flight of a stunning

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 Saunders-Roe Princess

SR.45 Princess – The Largest Metal Flying Boat Ever Built

August 3, 2022December 14, 2022 Jake Leigh-Howarth airliner, boat, Civil aviation, flying boat, passenger, Princess

A product of the optimism of post-World War Two Britain, the Saunders-Roe Princess, the largest metal flying boat ever created,

The G.38 used two different types of engines

Junkers G.38 – Germany’s Enormous Transport

January 26, 2022April 25, 2023 Nathan Cluett airliner, bomber, g.38, german, jumo, junkers, passengers, prewar, wwii

The Junkers G.38 was a large four-engined transport aircraft that was first flown in the late 1920s. Initially constructed to