Kapil Kajal

Kapil is a journalist with nearly a decade of experience. Reported across a wide range of beats with a particular focus on air warfare and military affairs, his work is shaped by a deep interest in twentieth‑century conflict, from both World Wars through the Cold War and Vietnam, as well as the ways these histories inform contemporary security and technology.
420 Articles

Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Max Munk – A German Behind NACA’s Revolutionary Wind Tunnel

Aeronautical pioneer Max Munk helped transform aviation through his work on airfoil theory and the…

Grounded Dreams: Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK – How a Torpedo-Bomber Dream Died

The Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK was a late-WWII US Navy dive and torpedo bomber designed for escort…

Boneyard Files: Douglas F4D Skyray – The Supersonic Interceptor Lost in Arizona

The Douglas F4D Skyray was a Cold War Navy fighter that set world speed and…

Aces of the Great War: Harold Leslie Edwards and the Canadian Blitz of the Skies

Canadian WWI observer ace Harold Leslie Edwards scored 21 aerial victories in Bristol F.2 Fighters…

Grounded Dreams: Why The Revolutionary Kamov Ka-22 Was Abandoned Forever

The Kamov Ka-22 combined helicopter and airplane technology into one experimental Soviet aircraft. Despite setting…

Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: John Stack – The Man Behind the Sound Barrier

Aeronautical pioneer John Stack helped the United States overcome the challenges of high-speed flight, contributing…

Grounded Dreams: Columbia XJL-1 – The Single-Winged Duck Scrapped By The Navy

The Columbia XJL-1 was the US Navy's postwar attempt to replace the Grumman J2F Duck.…

Boneyard Files: Bell HTL-7 – The Rare Double Cockpit Trainer Lost in the Desert

Discover the Bell HTL-7, the US Navy’s training version of the Bell 47 helicopter that…

Aces of the Great War: William Frederick James Harvey and the Bristol Fighter Blitzkrieg

British WWI ace William Frederick James Harvey scored 26 aerial victories flying the Bristol F.2b…

Grounded Dreams: Fleetwings BQ-1 – How an Aerial Torpedo Dream Crashed

The Fleetwings BQ-1 was an experimental WWII-era US Army Air Forces assault drone designed to…