The Aerodynamics of Death
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A young Air Cadet receives a hard lesson on the dangers of flying and how a stall happens.
Title image under Creative Commons license – Photographer Barry Lewis.
Elyse Anderson Interview – Part 1
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Capt Nick interviews Elyse Anderson an Australian flying instructor on how she got started in aviation.
Whoosh, Bang, Oops!
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A Phantom crew make a small, little, indeed tiny mistake whilst carrying live missiles on an exercise… unfortunately the results are fairly dramatic!
From Humble Beginnings
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The life of Sir Frank Whittle and his development of the turbojet engine.
The Gloster E28-39.
Images through Creative Commons – Crown Copyright.
The Greatest Stick and Rudder Man Who Ever Lived
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A tribute to the amazing Bob Hoover.
Black Bucks over the Atlantic
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Operation Black Buck. The remarkable effort made by the RAF to attack Stanley airfield from Ascension Island, using aged Vulcan V Bombers, during the Falklands war in 1982.
A Vulcan bomber over Ascension Island.
The refuelling plan for the Black Buck mission.
The damage assessment of Stanley airfield.
Images licensed by Creative Commons. Vulcan by Ken Griffiths, Stanley airfield Crown Copyright.
