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The Antonov An-22: The Largest Turboprop Aircraft In The World

Only 67 units of the world’s largest turboprop aircraft, the Antonov An-22 “Antei” were made. 60 of these are operated...
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What Is A Dutch Roll In Aviation & Why Are They Dangerous?

If one makes the effort of trying to simplify what the term Dutch Roll means in aviation, it wouldn’t be...
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Tupolev TU-104: Stepping stone in the USSR aviation history

The story of the Tupolev Tu-104, USSR’s first jetliner, goes hand in hand with its arch, or should we say...
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Ilyushin Il 76 – The versatile Soviet strategic transport aircraft

After the former Syrian leader was ousted from the government, he chose to fly to Russia on the Ilyushin Il-76...
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Airline Seat Belt Regulations Through the Decades: What Changed and Why

It can be a surprise to learn that students of aviation have had to write scientific papers titled “Seat Belts...
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Top 5 Must-See Aircraft At The National Museum Of The US Air Force

The National Museum of the US Air Force (which likes just outside of Dayton, Ohio)houses aircraft that were sometimes experimental...
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Top 5: female military pilots who made history and broke records

Many female pilots have broken several aviation records. One of them is Evelyn Bryan Johnson, a colonel in the Civil...
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Top 5: The Heaviest Bombers Used In WWII

What does (the Second World) war comprise of? If we are to study  R.N. Currey’s war poems, we know that...
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Tupolev Tu-144 – The Soviet Concorde: Why the Supersonic Jet Failed?

The name is Tupolev Tu-144. In Russian, you’d call it Туполев Ту-144. The NATO reporting name for the Tu-144 is...
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