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The aircraft we present today is the one that served during World War II in its earliest days. The name of this aircraft is Boeing P-26 Peashooter which was a fighter aircraft developed for America’s United States Army Air Corps. The interesting thing about the Boeing P-26 Peashooter is that it was the first-ever American fighter aircraft to be built in an all-metal frame body and was the first in line for the purist of a monoplane to enter in the service. The design of the Boeing P-26 Peashooter was proposed by none other than the Boeing Aircraft Company back…

The Boeing MQ-25 Stingray is the US Navy’s UAV to serve the role of aerial refueling tanker that originated from the CBARS (Carrie Based Aerial Refueling System) program which was then later converted to be the UCLASS (Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike) program. The very first flight for the prototype of the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray took place on September 19th, 2019. For our readers today, we bring to you some of the little known facts about the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray; the UAV aerial tanker. Background:- The very first efforts from the United States Navy started way back in the…

The Panavia Tornado is the aircraft that belongs to the family of the multirole combat aircraft which have twin engines and variable swept wings. The aircraft was design and manufactured under a joint program of the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Italy. There happen to be three main variants of the Panavia Tornado which are as follows. Panavia Tornado IDS (Indicator/Striker); a fighter bomber Panavia Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/Reconnaissance; the suppressor for the enemy defense Panavia Tornado ADV (Air Defence Variant); to act as the interceptor aircraft The company behind the creation of Panavia Tornado was Panavia Aircraft Gmbh which…

The aircraft we present today is from the era of World War II and it initially served under the USAAC (United States Army Air Corps) back in the 1930s as their heavy bomber which was powered by 4 engines. The prototype designs for a heavy bomber were presented by both Martin and Douglas back in the early 20s. However, it was Boeing that beat them to contract race for building nearly 200 bombers for the USAAC. Still, unfortunately, Boeing lost the contract for this bomber because of the crash that led to the deaths of the crew members. Still, USAAC…

The aircraft we offer for review is known as Tupolev Tu-160 aka the White Swan with NATO designation is Blackjack. The Tupolev Tu-160 is the supersonic strategic bomber created for the Soviet Union with variable swept-wing design. The company behind the creation of Tupolev Tu-160 was the Tupolev Design Bureau. Tupolev Tu-160 holds the tile for being the heaviest and the largest bomber aircraft to ever have the Mach 2 + speed. This makes it’s the only supersonic long and heavy bomber aircraft of military other than the XB-70 Valkyrie. The aircraft proudly holds the title for being the heaviest…

The aircraft we are presenting today has not only served as the bombing aircraft but also as a reconnaissance and an aerial refueling tanker. The name of this aircraft is Handley Page Victor which served for the British Royal Air Force after it was designed and manufactured by the Handley Page Aircraft Company back in the early 50s.  The aircraft served the Riyal air Force as their strategic bomber during the era of the Cold War. The Handley Page Victor is the third and the final of the V-bombers to be operated by the RAF with the other two being…

The Tupolev Tu-95, known to NATO as the Bear, is a Soviet designed strategic bomber that first flew in 1952 and is still flying combat missions today. It is the only turboprop strategic bomber in operational service anywhere, and one of very few aircraft of any kind with a service life measured in three quarters of a century. Where it came from The Soviet Union’s first modern strategic bomber was the Tu-4, a reverse engineered copy of the American B-29 Superfortress, built from examples that landed in Soviet territory during the Second World War. Tupolev then worked through the Tu-80…

The USAF Heritage Flight Program is the United States Air Force Heritage Flight Program which was created back in 1997 in order to celebrate the 50 years of the created of the United States Air Force. The USAF Heritage Flight Program uses the aircraft from the World War II-era as well as from the other major conflicts like the Vietnam War and the Korean War. The formation of the USAF Heritage Flight Program is consistent with the 2 or more than 2 aircraft with each of them representing different operational eras while they make their fly passes past the spectators.…

For our readers today we bring an interesting fighter aircraft from the 1950s. The aircraft is known by the name Grumman F-9 Cougar which was a carrier-based aircraft used for fighter missions by the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps back in 1952. The design of the Grumman F-9 Cougar is based on Grumman’s earlier fighter aircraft project known as the F9F Panther. The major improvement carried out in the design of the Grumman F-9 Cougar was the addition of the swept wings with a more modern touch. In addition to making changes in the wing design,…

What is the best mode of transportation in these modern times to reach from one place to another in the shortest amount of time? Well, what else, it is travel by airplane. Still, air travel has its own discriminating classes which depend upon the amount of airfare one pays. There is the economy class that a vast majority chooses and then there are Business and First Class seats which are as if flying in a castle. The thing is that not many of us could ever afford to have the luxury of flying in business class. However, today we come…