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 twentiethโ€‘century conflict, from both World Wars through the Cold War and Vietnam, as well as the ways these histories inform contemporary security and technology.
419 Articles

Grounded Dreams: Helwan HA-300-The Supersonic Mirage of Egypt

Messerschmittโ€™s HA-300 supersonic fighter moved from Spain to Egypt but was canceled in 1969 amid…

Flight Test Files F-15B TN 837 – Testing the Future of Thrust Vectoring

How NASAโ€™s F-15 ACTIVE program tested thrust vectoring and adaptive controls to improve performance of…

Aces of the Great War: Maurice Boyau – The Fallen Hero of the SPAD XIII

Maurice Boyau captained France in rugby before becoming a World War I ace with 35…

Grounded Dreams: Farman F.224 – A Forgotten Giant of the Pre-War French Sky

Franceโ€™s Farman F.224 airliner began as a luxury transport but was repurposed for troops and…

Flight Test Files Northrop T-38 Talon – The Chase Plane That Saw It All

How the T-38 Talon became Americaโ€™s first supersonic trainer, shaping USAF pilot training and NASA…

Grounded Dreams: The Nakajima G8N Renzan – The Imperial Mountain That Never Rose

Japanโ€™s late-war G8N Renzan heavy bomber rivaled Allied designs but was canceled in 1945 amid…

Grounded Dreams: Ikarus 451 – The Supersonic Mirage of the Prone-Pilot Fighter

The Ikarus 451 tested a prone pilot position to improve G-force tolerance, but breathing issues…

Aces of the Great War: Werner Voss – The Face of the Fokker Triplane

The story of Werner Voss, the German World War I ace who scored 48 victories…

Grounded Dreams: The Piper PA-48 Enforcer – The Final Evolution of a WWII Icon

The PA-48 Enforcer revived the P-51 Mustang as a turboprop COIN aircraft, but despite strong…

WWII Combat P-40N Warhawk That Shot Down Japanese Aircraft Listed For Sale

A restored World War II P-40N Warhawk that survived a 1944 jungle crash in New…