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How the Cold War RAF evaluated new aircraft or tactics
When Fighter Command needed a new aircraft, piece of equipment or tactic evaluating, it turned to its in-house experts at the Central Fighter Establishment. A former CFE pilot recalled his tour with this unit
VTOL pioneer: how the Short SC1 helped pave the way to the Harrier
Aeroplane’s Database focuses on the Short Brothers research aircraft that achieved a world first
What happened when Poland took on Nazi Germany in peacetime skies?
When light aircraft from these two countries competed against one another, the outcome was perhaps unexpected — as the Challenge International de Tourisme showed
REVEALED: 'Barn find' restoration of the sole surviving Fairey Gordon
The story of how this inter-war biplane came to be restored — and it’s up for sale
How the Westland Wasp makes a practical private-owner helicopter
What’s it like for a private owner who’s never operated an historic aeroplane before to take on custodianship of a rotary classic?
Channel Airways - the story behind the 1960s low-cost trailblazer
The golden livery on its jets wasn’t Channel Airways’ own invention, but a low-fare, maximum-utilisation concept was. Sadly, as the late Bruce Hales-Dutton found out, it wasn’t enough to save this brave British independent carrier
Doug Matthews: Meet the warbird pilot with 120 world records
Success in the aviation business has allowed this Vietnam veteran and serial record-setter to make a huge contribution to the US warbird scene
Why didn't the Messerschmitt Me 262 change the course of the war?
With its shattering performance and heavy armament, Messerschmitt’s Me 262 was a deadly opponent for any Allied aircraft, yet its impact was only felt during the last few months of the Second World War. Its development had begun in 1938, so what really happened?
Europe's only flying Cessna T-50 Bobcat - and how it got to Germany
Following an epic trans-Atlantic ferry, Europe has an airworthy Cessna T-50 Bobcat once again