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Does anyone remember the obscure Italian Savoia-Marchetti S.66 flying boat?
The Savoia-Marchetti S.66 was a twin-hull cantilever monoplane Italian flying boat. While the hull and wings were metal,…
Does anyone remember the utterly gorgeous de Havilland Comet?
Britain had what was thought to be an unassailable lead in jet aircraft design when the de Havilland…
Cathay Pacific turns 80 and they’re already knocking it out of the park!
Cathay Pacific turns 80 this year and the airline is going all out to celebrate. Just about anywhere…
Have you seen this BBC feature on British Airways cabin crew training from 1987?
The BBC visited British Airways cabin crew training centre at Cranebank back in 1987. They followed several crew…
Does anyone remember the pioneering de Havilland Hercules?
The de Havilland Hercules first flew on 30 September 1926 from Stag Lane Aerodrome in North London. It…
Does anyone remember the Short S.8 Calcutta flying boat?
The Short S.8 Calcutta was manufactured by the British firm Short Brothers based in Rochester. Powered by a…
Does anyone remember flying on board a Trijet?
One, two, three or four engines? What is your preference? Today, most commercial aircraft are powered by two…
Does anyone remember the stunning Boeing 747-400?
The Boeing 747-400 is a long-range airliner which first flew on 29 April 1988. Northwest Airlines was the…
Have you seen this Trans-Canada Airlines Douglas DC-8 pilot film?
Trans-Canada Airlines was a major Canadian carrier that was founded in 1937. You might know it today by…
What? You couldn’t water loop a Consolidated Commodore?!
A water loop is a situation where a flying boat loses directional control and rotates about its vertical…