The sight of a landing airplane is as majestic as it is complex and dangerous. In fact, the most critical and demanding phase of a flight is landing. Although automation (autopilot) has reduced the...
During World War II, Germany could not keep up with producing increasingly powerful piston engines for its aircraft, unlike her American and British rivals. Germany had to think of alternatives so...
Car engine backfires are a common sight. The explosions that follow these backfires leave us doubting the working conditions and safety of our cars. It is frightening enough to think of car engines...
The sight of an airplane taking-off, with its engines roaring to the maximum, flaps full, and landing gears extended is one every aviation enthusiast lives for. Enthusiast or not, most of us find...
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
― Leonardo da...
In the military arsenals of modern nations, combat aircraft have always maintained a distinctive status and this significance is owed to their decisive role in an armed conflict. Notwithstanding the...