Aviation History

  • Great Video – Flying the Spitfire From Pilot’s View

    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…

  • Great Planes with Great Cars – The Porsche Aviation Calendar

    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…

  • Review – Visit to Fantasy of Flight – Polk City Florida (Photos)

    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…

  • Atlantic Eagle Airlines – A Short Story

    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…

  • Photo of the Week – Kaman HH-43 Huskie In-Flight

    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…

  • Porsche Museum’s Flying Ambassador – The Elster

    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”.…

  • Best of Flightstory – My Dad And Those Wonderful Flying Machines

    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…

  • Video – Buffalo Airways Douglas DC-4 & Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando

    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…

  • Review – Qantas – From The Outback To The World

    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…

  • Sukhoi Su-27 Designer Dies

    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:…

  • Video – Goodbye JAL Boeing 747-400

    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…

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