by Frederick Johnsen | Feb 6, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230209, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
If front-line British warplanes advanced with the global state of the art from the 1930s into the postwar 1940s, some smaller utility aircraft remained delightfully unfazed by the eternal quest for speed or modernity. Such was the case with de Havilland’s...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jan 2, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230112, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
While the French SPAD single-seat fighters were ace-makers, disappointing performance and maneuverability in the two-seat derivatives failed to justify their use as a fighter. Instead, the two-seat versions earned a niche in the war as bomber and reconnaissance...
by Frederick Johnsen | Dec 11, 2022 | 20221208, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds
Only one Boeing XB-15 bomber prototype was built, yet it provided the giant aircraft manufacturer with design ideas that shaped the famous B-17 and Model 314 Clipper airplanes. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Nov 17, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221103, amphibious, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots
The Douglas Dolphin, launched at the beginning of the Great Depression, was a niche machine that would serve airlines, business leaders and, ultimately, the military. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Nov 13, 2022 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots
The Stinson Aircraft Company carved its own niche in the market by selling its trimotors at low prices to airlines in the 1930s. Read...
by Frederick Johnsen | Aug 22, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220811, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots
A mystery about nose art on B-29s used for research and testing is solved. Read More
