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Kalinin bomber taxiing.
Experimental Pioneers 

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

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The de Havilland DH 106 Comet.
Civil Aviation Latest Pioneers 

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

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

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

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Avro Lancastrian
Civil Aviation Latest 

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

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The aftermath of Flight 243.
Civil Aviation 

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

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The Fw 200 Condor.
WWII 

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

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The Bristol Brabazon.
Pioneers 

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

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The Airbus A380.
Modern Day 

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

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The Saunders-Roe Princess
Civil Aviation 

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,

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The G.38 used two different types of engines
Pioneers 

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

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A Bf 109 G-6 of JG 52.
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Ace Factory – The Remarkable Story of Jagdgeschwader JG 52

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By the end of the First World War, fighter aircraft and bombers were a common part of the military vocabulary

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.
Cold War 

Ryan Firebee – Pioneering Remote Control Aerial Vehicles

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Douglas Bader 1955.
WWII 

Sir Douglas Bader Fighter Ace – Hero or Villain?

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This is by far the largest aircraft to ever take to the skies.
Modern Day 

Scaled Composites Stratolaunch – Reaching for the Stars

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