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CH-53K from above.
Modern Day 

CH-53K King Stallion – The U.S. Military’s Workhorse Helicopter

May 16, 2023May 22, 2023 Patrick M Johnson 0 Comments aircraft, american, Cargo, CH-53, helicopter, King Stallion, Modern, Super Stallion, US

The military helicopter has been an indispensable tool of war ever since its arrival during the Second World War, and

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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

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The Sikorsky S-72 X-Wing.
Cold War Experimental Latest 

Sikorsky S-72 – Helicopter-Plane Hybrid

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 Jake Leigh-Howarth 0 Comments aircraft, cold war, experimental, helicopter, Hybrid, prototype, USA

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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The Hughes XH-17.
WWII 

Hughes XH-17 Helicopter – The “Flying Crane”

November 7, 2022January 10, 2023 Steve MacGregor aircraft, Flying Crane, heavy lift, helicopter, Logging, USA

During World War Two, the pace of technological change in military aviation was little short of staggering. another development that

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The Kaman K-MAX.
Modern Day 

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

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The Mil V-12.
Cold War 

Mil V-12 – The Biggest Helicopter Ever

August 8, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett cold war, heavy lift, helicopter, huge, ICBMs, Nuclear, prototype, russian, soviet

The Mil V-12 is by far the largest helicopter ever. It was the brainchild of the Soviet Mil Design Bureau.

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The EA-7 Optica.
Modern Day 

Edgley EA-7 Optica – The Flying Eye

July 21, 2022December 12, 2022 Nathan Cluett aircraft, british, Edgley, helicopter, Light Aircraft, Modern, Optica, Slow

The Edgley EA-7 Optica is a British-designed and built aircraft for low-speed observation work that could loiter extremely slowly and

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Short Shetland Flying Boat

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Guy Davey 0

The Short Shetland Flying Boat was developed as a flying boat during the Second World War to meet a specification

The C-27J Spartan.
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C-27J Spartan – The Miniature Hercules

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0
Bill Overstreet's actual P-51B was restored after crashing in 1944. It still flies today. Photo credit- Alan Wilson CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Bill Overstreet – The Daring Pilot who Chased a Bf 109 Under the Eiffel Tower

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0
Maintenance being performed in flight.
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The Record-Setting Flight of a Cessna 172

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Nathan Cluett 0

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