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By for the most successful vertical take off fighter ever built. The Harrier was a technological success for Hawker Siddeley that produced a fast jet fighter that could land on a runway and in a ploughed field!
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An eclipse of the sun moves over the earth at an incredible speed and no aircraft could possibly keep up with the shadow it casts whilst carrying a whole team of expert observers… except perhaps one!
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America is keeping the Second World War at arms length whilst a Pan Am Clipper is wending its way from San Francisco down to Auckland in New Zealand. What happens next is a remarkable achievement for a civilian airliner but it remains an almost unknown story.
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The tragic death of a friend leads to a life saving technology that has saved so many pilots. Martin Baker.
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A faulty jet engine combustor leads to a tragic disaster but much is learned from the Manchester air disaster.
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In aviation we use a bewildering array of measurements, enough to confuse, baffle and discombobulate the average pilot.
