Sikorsky R-5 Dragonfly, 1946
November 02, 2009, 6:36pm
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“31st May 1960: The SC1 vertical take-off and landing research aircraft, piloted by Tom Brooke-Smith of Short Brothers and Harland Limited, in flight at the Royal aircraft Establishment at Bedford.”
October 03, 2009, 5:53pm
following on from the success of the Short S.B.5, the English Electric Company built three “proof-of-concept” prototypes for their proposed RAF front line fighter.
the P.1A, was the first prototype, and first flew on 4 August 1954
October 02, 2009, 9:01pm
(North) Korean People’s Air Force pilots and aircraft (Shenyang J-5), date unknown
September 24, 2009, 4:42pm
Nimrods, Phantoms and Buccaneers taking part in a flypast for Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee, 1977
(photo by Mick Bajcar)
September 22, 2009, 7:19am
United States Navy Blue Angels display team at an unknown airshow (possibly Moffett Field Naval Air Station), circa 1960
(photo sent by Mark Luntzel, thanks!)
September 21, 2009, 1:18pm
Avro Shackleton of 38 Sqn Royal Air Force, Madagascar, 1966
(photo by Richard Hugo Walker)
September 19, 2009, 7:35pm
the Monte-Copter Model 15 Triphibian taxis into a driveway, circa 1960
(again, via Terry Robinson. thanks)
September 09, 2009, 9:49pm
The Monte-Copter Model 15 Triphibian, circa 1960, a 3-seat amphibious helicopter with a “cold-jet” type of rotor drive, in which the rotor is turned by ejecting compressed air from nozzles at the blade-tips, without any form of combustion.
huge thanks to Terry Robinson, at the Classic Rotors museum, for the image
September 09, 2009, 8:21pm
English Electric Lightning F3 diamond-nine formation, 1972
(photo by Richard Vandervord)
August 21, 2009, 1:46pm
Royal New Zealand Air Force Canberra during a final display in 1970
August 17, 2009, 11:23am
De Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixens of the Royal Navy demonstrate flight refuelling, while a Supermarine Scimitar passes in the opposite direction. Farnborough, UK, 1962
(photo by John Hamlin)
August 17, 2009, 7:44am
