History

The First American Jet Engine. the Hush-Hush Boys | When G.E. Received Frank Whittle’s Invention

April 14, 2023 Unipro2013main Historical, History, Military Aviation, Military History

First American Jet Engine A 1952 documentary about the first American jet engine, which was (Sir) Frank Whittle’s invention. In[…]

The Helicopter you could Hear Seven or Eight Miles Away

April 14, 2023 Geraldine Military History

Hughes XH-17 Thirty years before achieving the pinnacle of helicopter technology with the design of the legendary AH-64 Apache, the[…]

The Monster Bomber Germany Would Do Anything to Destroy – Petlyakov Pe-8

April 14, 2023 Nicola Military History

Petlyakov Pe-8 bomber In May of 1942, a Petlyakov Pe-8 bomber took off from the Soviet Union and headed to[…]

Its Weapons Were Half Its Weight – Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

April 14, 2023 Geraldine Military History

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Leading Douglas aviation engineer Ed Heinemann wanted to take a different approach when designing a replacement for[…]

France and Germany Worked on a Fighter Jet You Never Heard Of

April 14, 2023 Geraldine Military History

Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet The Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet was born at a time when the world desperately needed collaboration. During the[…]

The Plane that could Receive a Panzer Attack and Keep Flying

April 14, 2023 Geraldine Military History

Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik Vasily Emelianenko was nervous. His entire unit of rugged Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft had just decimated[…]

Messerschmitt Bf 109, Things You Might Not Know About The German Aircraft | With Eric “Winkle” Brown

April 13, 2023 Unipro2013main Historical, History, Luftwaffe WW2, Military Aviation, Military History

Things you might now know about the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Includes a rare interview with legendary British test pilot Eric[…]

History of the MiG

April 13, 2023 Unipro2013main Historical, History, Military Aviation, Military History, Russian Military

Russian Aircraft Corporation “MiG” Mikoyan-Gurevich and their stable of Cold War icons Russian Aircraft Corporation “MiG”, commonly known as Mikoyan[…]