The Mi-26: Rise and Decline of the World’s Largest Production Cargo Helicopter
It all started in the early 1970s when Soviet leadership set a goal to develop a helicopter capable of transporting ...
Tag: History of Aviation
Little-known Pages of Aviation History: Convair F2Y Sea Dart – The Jet-Powered Seaplane Fighter
The Convair F2Y Sea Dart, designed and built at the request of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics, was the ...
Little-Known Pages in Aviation History: Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing – The Grandfather of the B-2 Spirit
Among "flying wing" aircraft, the YB-49 and YRB-49, designed by Northrop in 1946, were perhaps the most outstanding and aerodynamically ...
Little-Known Pages of Aviation History: Bell X-1 – The First Supersonic Aircraft
The Bell X-1 was designed to explore the challenges of supersonic flight. The first flight of the X-1 with its ...
Little-Known Pages of Aviation History: Bachem Ba-349A Natter – One-Time-Use Rocket Interceptor
The design of the Ba-349A "Natter" (Viper) began in August 1944 by the Bachem company. The goal of the project ...
Little-Known Pages in Aviation History: The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin Fighter
After World War II, the era of jet aviation began. Nuclear weapons became the primary deterrent for the two opposing ...
Autopilot in Aircraft: History and How It Works
Autopilot has become a common feature. It's impossible to imagine modern aircraft without it. Today, let's talk about its origins ...
Little-Known Pages Pages of Aviation History: Northrop XP-79B “Flying Ram” – The Ramming Attack Aircraft
During World War II, Soviet and Japanese military pilots widely employed ramming attacks against enemy aircraft. This tactic was also ...
