A Transatlantic Airliner for the Post-war World The first wide-bodied airliner was not the Boeing 747, in fact it had a longer wingspan than a 747. It was an aircraft whose specifications were decided by a British government committee back in 1943 while the Second World War was still raging and victory was by no means ...
The Sopwith Camel has been immortalized in popular culture as Snoopy's imaginary World War I fighter as he engages with "The Red Baron" over the trenches of the Great War. But there's a lot more to the Sopwith Camel than just being Snoopy's dog-fight plane. It was the single most successful fighter aircraft of the ...
If you've ever thought it would be a great thing if someone invented an off-road buggy that could fly then you can crack open the champagne, because someone has. The off-road buggy is called the Skyrunner and it is basically an off-road buggy equipped with a para-sail and two propulsion systems; the engine can drive ...
The FLS Microjet began life as the Bede BD5, initially a propeller driven piston engined single seater light aircraft. Its conception was way back in the 1970's and its development took longer and presented more problems than its creator Jim Bede was able to solve before finally going bankrupt. Bede even enlisted the help of ...
The De Havilland Gipsy Moth was the mainstay of the British Flying Clubs from 1925 up until the beginning of the Second World War in 1939. The Gipsy Moth is generally regarded as being a preferable aircraft than the Tiger Moth although a flight in either one is guaranteed to be an unforgettable life experience. ...
The Beechcraft C45H is one of the post war variants of the original Beechcraft C18 of the 1930's. The C18 has been an aircraft that has seen a great many modifications and models over its thirty three years of production from 1937-1970. It is an aircraft that is small enough to be privately owned yet ...
The Soviet Yakovlev Yak 3 is one of the least known, but one of the most interesting of the fighter aircraft of World War II. And there is one for sale down in New Zealand, the land of the making of the "Lord of the Rings" movies, though to the best of our knowledge no ...
Back in the days before Hugh Hefner created his empire around his magazine the word "playboy" did not immediately conjure up ideas of centrefolds. It simply described someone who had lots of money and who liked to use it to enjoy life. What better way to enjoy life back in those heady days of the ...
(Based on a post on found on silodrome.com) The Concorde was, without doubt the most daring and most beautiful passenger aircraft ever created. It also marks the swan song of the British aircraft industry. The almost one hour video below provides a history of the development of the aircraft with good insights to the process and the ...
I think that people go out and buy "super cars" for one of two possible reasons; one is they really want to take that car somewhere and make the opportunity to drive it to its full potential or, they just want it as a status symbol - a "mine's faster than yours and more expensive ...
