Author: Crew Daily
The aircraft for today is the HAL Tejas which is the ace of the Indian Air Force. This is light fighter combat aircraft is a multirole one with delta wing design which was designed by the ADA (Aeronautical Development Agency) along with the HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited). The primary operators of this aircraft are the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. The aircraft was created under the IAF’s LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Program which started way back in the 1980s in order for repacking the aging fleet of MiG-21. This aircraft was designated as Tejas officially back in 2003.…
The aircraft for today is the Antonov An-2 which is known by its nicknames like Annie or Annushka. This was a crop duster aircraft that was later used by the Soviet Union as well as many other nations for their military service. The aircraft was given the NATO designation of Colt. This single-engine and biplane deign utility aircraft was designed as well as created by the company named Antonov Design Bureau back in the early 1946 for the Soviet Union. The aircraft which was primarily built for agriculture purpose gained popularity because of its extreme durability as well as it…
The Alenia Aermacchi S-211 of previously known as SIAI-Marchetti S.211 was the turbofan engine powered military aircraft used for trainer purposes. The aircraft was initially produced by the Italian aircraft manufacturing company by the name SIAI-Marchetti. The development for the Alenia Aermacchi S-211 was started by the Marchetti Company back in 1976 as their private venture and they announced the first prototype a year later of starting the project. The very first prototype of the Alenia Aermacchi S-211 took the first flight in April of 1981. Following the success in various tests, the aircraft was ordered for procurement by the…
The aircraft for today is the one that was initially created for the service of the RAF but the capabilities of it impressed the USAF to build this aircraft under the license locally. The aircraft we are talking about is the Martin B-57 Canberra which was inspired by the original English Electric Canberra. The Martin B-57 Canberra was produced for the USAF back in 1953 to serve as their tactical bomber as well as the photo-reconnaissance aircraft. The company behind the production of the Martin B-57 Canberra under license from the original producer English Electric was the Glenn L. Martin.…
The aircraft we present for today is the one that ushered the British Royal Air Force into the jet age for their medium bomber aircraft. The aircraft we are talking about is the English Electric Canberra which was started and developed from 1940 to 1944 on the request of Air Ministry as a replacement for the RAF’s de Havilland Mosquito during World War II. The requirement for the new bomber was to have the outstanding high-altitude bombing ability as well as high speed. These requirements could only be achieved by making use of the newly discovered technology of jet propulsion.…
The Avro Lincoln also designated as Avro Type 694 was the British heavy bomber aircraft which was powered by 4 engines and first flew back on June 9th, 1944. The design for the Avro Lincoln was inspired by the pre-existing Avro Lancaster. This is the reason that the very first two variants of the Avro Lincoln were known as Lancaster IV and V. after getting it’s own identity, these names were changed to Lincoln I and Lincoln II. The Avro Lincoln holds the title of being the last heavy bomber which was powered by position engines to be in service…
The aircraft we present for today is the ground attack fighter named AMX International AMX which was developed as a joint project of Italy and Brazil. The AMX International AMX got designated as the A-11 Ghibli from the Italian Air Force while the Brazilian Air Force simply designated it as A-1. The word Ghibli in Italian translates for Hot Dry Wind that arises from Libyan Desert. Today we present a few interesting facts about the AMX International AMX; the ground attack jet fighter. Origin:- The design study for the AMX International AMX was started back in the 1970s by an…
The aircraft for today is a trainer aircraft that was initially built to be a single-engine and jet-powered advanced trainer for the British Air Force. The aircraft was produced initially by the company known as Hawker Siddeley back in the late 1960s and the first prototype of it flew back in 1974 at Dunsfold, Surrey. From 1977 onwards, the aircraft was produced by other manufactures named BAE Systems and British Aerospace. The BAE Systems Hawk is renowned to be a great trainer aircraft by many of the world air forces due to its low cost of combat. The primary operator…
The aircraft for today is the one that is not in the active-duty of any country’s air force as it was cancelled shortly after its creation. The name of this aircraft is Northrop F-20 Tigershark which is also known by its designation as F-5G. The Northrop F-20 Tigershark is a light fighter that was developed by the famed aircraft manufacturer named Northrop. Their development for this aircraft started back in 1975 as an improvement on the design of the pre-existing F-5E Tiger II. The main improvements ere made in the engine section to provide it with more power as well…
The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo is the IDF (Indigenous Defense Fighter) multirole combat aircraft for the Republic OF China Air Force that was named after the late president of Taiwan named Chiang Ching-Kuo. The aircraft had its first flight back in 1989 and was delivered to the ROCAF back in January of 1994 and entered officially for service of RCAF in 1997. There are currently 130 of the AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo aircraft serving in the ROCAF and all of them were manufactured by the end of 1999 and this makes Taiwan their only operator. The project for making this IDF fighter…