Aviation

MiG-21I Izdeliye 21-11 "Analog": The Weirdest MiG-21 of Them All! Back in the 1960s, Tupolev was hard at work designing...

Finger-Four / Schwarm Flying Formation During WWI, flying in formation was impossible due to the lack of radios. Pilots tried...

The Long (Soviet) Road to a Fully Fledged Aircraft Carrier Not many countries in the world could build a 100,000-ton...

Bill Weaver: SR71 Pilot and Lucky Survivor The Fateful Day: January 25th, 1966 In January 25th, 1966, Lockheed test pilot...

More MiG-35 for the VKS? MiG-35 Production Rumors More rumors are swirling around the net regarding the MiG-35. Russia needs...

Bartini Beriev VVA-14 Experimental Amphibious Aircraft This prototype was supposed to be fully developed into a VTOL capable aircraft which...

Russian Military Strategy and Pre-emptive Attacks Written in May 2020 as part of an article on Russian A2AD (or what...

That Time Lockheed Looked into the Idea of Creating a Nuclear Powered, Flying Aircraft Carrier The CL-1201 was the name...

The Evolution and Impact of German Flak in WWII Ironically, what pushed the Germans to develop performant and accurate air...

The Budd RB-1 Conestoga: Potential that Failed Now chances are you never heard of the RB-1 or the Budd Company...