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1958 Ice Speedster – A Continental Aircraft Engine Powered Snow Plane

Ben Branch August 3, 2018
Ice Speedster Snow Plane Nose
  • American
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At first glance this 1958 Ice Speedster looks like a prop from one of the original Star Wars films. In fact I wouldn’t be at all surprised if George Lucas had encountered one and used…

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Original Dambusters Print – Signed by Members of the 617 Dambusters’ Squadron

Ben Branch July 13, 2018
Dambusters Print
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The story of the Dambusters has become legendary, officially known as Operation Chastise, it was an attack on German dams using bombs that bounced across the water (like a stone skipping on a lake) until…

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A Remote Controlled Kit-Built PBY Catalina Seaplane – 53.5″ Wingspan

Ben Branch June 30, 2018
Remote Controlled Kit-Built PBY Catalina Seaplane
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The PBY Catalina one of the most famous seaplanes in history, over 3,300 were built between 1936 and 1957, and many of them saw active duty during the Second World War. So versatile was the…

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Spitfire MK IX TD314 – A Merlin 70-Powered High Level Fighter (HFIXE)

Ben Branch June 19, 2018
Spitfire Merlin Engine
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The Supermarine Spitfire The Spitfire is not only one of the most consequential aircraft of the Second World War, it’s also one of the most famous aircraft of the 20th century. Originally developed in the…

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An Original Concorde Attitude Display Indicator

Ben Branch June 19, 2018
Concorde Attitude Indicator
  • British
  • Engineering
  • French
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This is an original Concorde attitude display indicator, oftentimes referred to as an artificial horizon. As with many aircraft, the attitude display indicator on the Concorde was positioned front and center for both the captain…

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1970 Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge N007

Ben Branch June 18, 2018
Tuploev-A-3-N007-7
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The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge is an unusual curiosity from the depths of the cold war, the CIA and MI6 doubtless had thick folders on the craft as it was used for…

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TobyRich Moskito – Smartphone App Controlled Airplane

Ben Branch April 13, 2018
  • Gadgets
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The TobyRich Moskito is a $49.98 USD remote controlled airplane that you pilot using an iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone. It wasn’t that many years ago that R/C aircraft were an expensive hobby enjoyed by…

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Documentary: The Immortal Beaver – The World’s Greatest Bush Plane

Ben Branch March 4, 2018
The Immortal Beaver - The World's Greatest Bush Plane
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The Immortal Beaver – The World’s Greatest Bush Plane is a documentary that covers both the history of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, and the recovery and restoration of “Olivia” – a former military…

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Spitfire Pen – Made From An Original Spitfire Propeller

Ben Branch February 12, 2018
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The Spitfire Pen is a creation of the Hordern Richmond Aircraft Company, they’ve been in business since 1937 when the company was founded by Frederick Gordon-Lennox (the 9th Duke of Richmond) and Edmund Hordern. During…

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Documentary: The DC-3 – The Plane That Changed The World

Ben Branch November 12, 2017
  • American
  • Design
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The Douglas DC-3 is remembered as one of the most important aircraft of the 20th century – largely because of the way it revolutionised commercial passenger flight. The aircraft was designed and built to fulfill…

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Documentary – Chuck Yeager: Breaking the Sound Barrier

Ben Branch November 5, 2017
  • American
  • Films
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Chuck Yeager is now 94 years old, and amazingly he’s very active on Twitter – where his famously fearless personality is on full display,  sharing his views, cracking jokes, and chatting with fans around the…

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1960 USAF Training Film – Dogfighting In Jets

Ben Branch October 1, 2017
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This original USAF training film from 1960 gives a 20 minute introduction to the art of dogfighting in fighter jets – otherwise known as Air Combat Maneuvering. At the beginning of the 1960s jet fighters…

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