Aviation History
This great video features startup and flight display of a Supermarine Spitfire MK19 from pilot’s view at a German air show in 2011. This Spitfire is equiped with high power griffon piston engine and contra rotating propeller (listen to awesome startup). Most time it is operated in France, after it has been rebuilt at Chino (USA) by Steve Hinton and his team. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by ...
During the past 50 years dynamic PORSCHE cars and fast aircrafts met over and over again in a fascinating way. In the form of advertising motifs, press pictures or in direct relationship with the legendary Porsche aero engines of the type 678 and PFM3200. In cooperation with the historic archive and the museum of the Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG a calendar was created carrying on this tradition: PORSCHE AVIATION – THE CALENDAR. Its ...
If you’re an active member of the aviation community you’ve probably already heard of the Fantasy of Flight located in Polk City, Florida (between Tampa and Orlando). Their website fantasyofflight.com came to my attention long time ago and I was curious what to expect from this place at a small town in the middle of Lakeland countryside. Recently I made a long planned trip to Cocoa, Titusville and NASA Kennedy Space Center and also made ...
Submitted and written by Jose A. Nochea The old man arrived at the run down hanger on the Northwest corner of the airport as dawn broke with the eastern sunrise through the simple and limited skyline of old Miami. As he opened the doors to the office which was barely an area of 100 square feet, he continued to the main part of the hanger where he just wanted to look at the old Lockheed ...
This week’s Photo of the Week is this vintage Kaman HH-43 Huskie catched at the Olympic Airshow in Tumwater, WA. This true treasure of aviation was used from the 1950s to the 1970s primarily for firefighting and rescue in the close vicinity of air bases, but was later utilized as a short range overland search and rescue aircraft during the Vietnam War. (c) Photographer: “N324F” Did you know that your photo could be featured here, ...
It was the first German aircraft to be built in any significant numbers after the Second World War: a classic aircraft of the type “Pützer Elster B” (D-ELKY) has been extensively restored with the assistance of the Porsche Museum and will now have the mission of representing the museum at airshows as its “flying ambassador”. There are close historic ties between the Porsche Museum and the “Elster” (magpie): the Porsche aeroengine Type 678 was tested ...
From the Flightstory Archives: Best of – Part 3 My Dad And Those Wonderful Flying Machines By Earlaiman October 2, 2002 It was back in the early thirties; I couldn’t have been more than four or five years old. I remember I was still small enough for my dad to carry me on his shoulders when we went to see the airplanes. Barnstormers used to fly in and use the pastures along the road north ...
I just found this great video about Buffalo Airways. The Canadian family-run airline, based in Yellowknife, is famous for operating vintage WWII planes on a daily passenger and cargo service all over the Northwest Territories. The airline is featured in the TV documentary series Ice Pilots NWT (History Televison) and instantly got international recognition, not only in the aviation community. If you haven’t heard of it yet, you definitly have to check it out. Amongst ...
A very special piece of aviation history comes from the heart of Australia straight to your living room. The new documentary “From The Outback To The World” tells the remarkable story of a remarkable airline – Australian flag carrier Qantas. The DVD which has been officially licensed by Qantas is a must-have for every aviation enthusiast. The documentary is centered on six airplanes that stand for 90 years of innovation – the Avro 504K, Short ...
Mikail Petrovich Simonov, legendary Russian aircraft designer and father of the Sukhoi Su-27 died on Friday at age of 81. Mikail Simonov joined the Sukhoi design bureau as a deputy chief designer in 1970. During the following years he led the development of the Su-24 that was introduced in 1974. The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO callsign: Fencer) is a twin-engined two-seat bomber with variable-sweep wing that carried the USSR’s first integrated digital nav/attack system. Approximately ...
Japan Airlines (JAL) today retired their last two Boeing 747-400s. The first 747 (747-100) was delivered to JAL in 1970, the first 747-400 in 1990. Japan Airlines operated a total of 112 747s, including 44 747-400s. JAL is currently undergoing a fleet modernization process, focusing on Boeing 767, 777 and 787. To finally say goodbye to aviation enthusiasts around the world, the pilots performed several touch-and-gos … Videos:
