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Documentary: The Nuclear Powered Plane From The Cold War

Ben Branch January 5, 2020
Nuclear Powered Planes
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Planes

This short film by the team at Real Engineering provides an 11 minute, information packed speed run through the history of America’s Cold War…

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Full Documentary: Chuck Yeager On Air Combat

Ben Branch December 27, 2019
Chuck Yeager Documentary
  • American
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

Chuck Yeager is a man who needs no introduction, he was a fighter pilot who flew P-51 Mustangs in the Second World War but…

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Documentary: The War Boats – A Brief History Of Flying Military Boats

Ben Branch November 30, 2019
Consolidated PBY Catalina Stuck In Ice
  • Films
  • Military
  • Planes

The War Boats is an almost hour long documentary about flying boats that were specifically built for military use, it starts all the way…

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An Original Aerocar One – A 100% Functional Flying Car

Ben Branch September 18, 2019
Taylor Aerocar One
  • American
  • Cars
  • Planes

This is one of just six original examples of the Aerocar One (some say only five were built), it’s in airworthy condition and ready to…

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For Sale: McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II – The Only Privately Owned F-4 Phantom Capable of Flight

Ben Branch September 10, 2019
  • American
  • Military
  • Planes

This is the only privately owned F-4 Phantom II capable of flight in the world, and it’s currently for sale. The McDonnell F-4 Phantom…

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Full Documentary: The Only Surviving Airworthy Messerschmitt Bf109

Ben Branch September 8, 2019
Messerschmitt Bf 109
  • Films
  • German
  • Planes

This documentary covers the remarkable, decades long restoration of what would become the only flying Messerschmitt Bf109 in the world. In the years since…

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Documentary: The Pan American Boeing 377 Stratocruiser

Ben Branch August 25, 2019
Pan Am Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
  • American
  • Films
  • Planes

This film from 1950 was created to give Americans a look into what it was like to fly on the then-new Pan American Boeing…

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Documentary: The Douglas DC-3 – The World’s Most Successful Aircraft

Ben Branch June 30, 2019
Douglas DC-3 Documentary
  • American
  • Planes

Editor’s Note: The film we originally featured here has been removed from YouTube, we’ve replaced it with a similar film about the Douglas DC-3…

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A Martin-Baker Mk 5 Ejection Seat (MK GU5) – Buy It So You Can Make A Quick Exit From The Office

Ben Branch June 13, 2019
Martin-Baker Mk 5 Ejection Seat
  • Engineering
  • Planes

  The Martin-Baker Mk 5 ejection seat was developed alongside the Mk 4 in the 1950s as a tougher variant created to meet the…

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Documentary: The Flying Wing – What Happened To It?

Ben Branch May 5, 2019
Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing 2
  • American
  • Planes

This documentary film titled The Flying Wing – What Happened To It? features the last ever interview with John K. Northrop, it also features…

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Aircraft Bolt Cufflinks by Plane Industries

Ben Branch April 29, 2019
Aircraft Bolt Cufflinks Hero
  • British
  • Gear
  • Planes

These aircraft bolt cufflinks are machined from bolts sourced from commercial passenger jets by the team at Plane, a small company run by two…

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A Comprehensively Restored 1937 Lockheed Model 12 – $1,295,000 USD

Ben Branch April 25, 2019
Lockheed Model 12
  • American
  • Planes

The Lockheed 12 is probably best known as the beautiful art deco airliner waiting for Ingrid Bergman at the end of the Casablanca, it was…

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