Kapil Kajal
Aces: Henry John Burden – How a Canadian Infantryman Became an S.E.5a Ace
Canadian WWI ace Henry John Burden scored 16 aerial victories with No. 56 Squadron before…
Grounded Dreams: Avro Canada C102 Jetliner – How North America’s First Jetliner Was Axed
The Avro Canada C102 Jetliner became North America's first jet airliner to fly, but despite…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Igor Sikorsky – The Man Behind the First Practical Helicopter
Igor Sikorsky built the world's first practical helicopter, pioneered four-engine aircraft, and created Pan Am's…
Grounded Dreams: Sikorsky S-40 – The Giant Flying Boat Left Behind By Time
The Sikorsky S-40 was Pan Am's first "Clipper" flying boat, carrying 38 passengers and pioneering…
How an FO-141 Gnat That Fought Two India and Pakistan Wars Ended Up in an American Museum
The FO-141 Gnat, India's famed "Sabre Slayer," fought in two Indo-Pakistan wars before a daring…
Aces: Hans Martin Pippart – The Twenty-Two Victory Aviation Designer Of Germany
Hans Martin Pippart was a German WWI ace and aircraft manufacturer who scored 22 aerial…
Grounded Dreams: Yokosuka R2Y Keiun – How a Radical Twin Engine Scout Lost its Skies
Japan's Yokosuka R2Y Keiun was a high-speed WWII reconnaissance aircraft that evolved into a proposed…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Edwin Saltzman – Innovator in High-Speed Flight
NASA engineer Edwin Saltzman transformed high-speed aerodynamics with research on boundary layers, drag, and lift,…
Aces: Thomas Percy Middleton – The Elite Bristol Pilot Who Defended King And Country
WWI ace Thomas Percy Middleton completed two combat tours with No. 48 Squadron, scoring 27…
Grounded Dreams: Piaggio P.111 – Italy’s Lost High-Altitude Bomber
The Piaggio P.111 was Italy's ambitious high-altitude WWII aircraft that evolved from a bomber into…
