AW 660 Argosy – Twin-Boom Transport
The Armstrong Whitworth AW 660 Argosy was developed in response to a British government military specification issued in the 1950s.
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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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The Star Ariel – Another BSAA Disappearance
Shortly after the disappearance of the Star Tiger, another BSAA Tudor mysteriously vanished – the Star Ariel. Some aircraft gain
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The Star Tiger – A Baffling Aviation Mystery
A formal report was conducted after the mysterious disappearance of the British airliner Star Tiger in 1948 and concluded; “It
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Airbus A380 – The Boeing 747 Nemesis
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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SR.45 Princess – The Largest Metal Flying Boat Ever Built
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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Tupolev Tu-144 – The Soviet Concorde
Contrary to popular belief, the beloved Concorde was not the first supersonic airliner to take flight. The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144
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