The Bell UH-1, or “Huey” as it’s commonly known, is one of the most famous helicopters in the world. In fact it’s probably the most famous outright. The reason so many people know what a…
As of December 2019 the Royal Australian Air Force has retired its fleet of Pilatus PC-9/A aircraft in order to replace them with the newer Pilatus PC-21 model. Each of the 18 ex-RAAF Pilatus PC-9/As…
This is an original Concorde air speed indicator, it would have played a crucial role in the notoriously complex cockpit of the supersonic airliner. The landing speed of the Concorde was 147 knots (170 mph…
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 nuclear powered planes. Early in the Cold War both the United…
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 it’s his career after the war that made him a household…
The War Boats is an almost hour long documentary about flying boats that were specifically built for military use, it starts all the way back before WWI with very early seaplanes like the Curtiss Model…
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 fly, and it can also be driven on the roads in…
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 II is one of the most beloved jet fighters of all…
This documentary covers the remarkable, decades long restoration of what would become the only flying Messerschmitt Bf109 in the world. In the years since the film was made there have been more examples of the…
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 377 Stratocruiser. The Stratocruiser was an advanced aircraft for its time,…
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 that runs at just under an hour in length. DC-3 –…
The Martin-Baker Mk 5 ejection seat was developed alongside the Mk 4 in the 1950s as a tougher variant created to meet the specifications laid out by the US Navy. The MK 5 was…
