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They call it ‘playing the piccolo’. The pilot uses the finger tips of both hands to fly the F-18 Hornet, to operate it’s radars and other sensors and select, arm and fire its weapons. Like playing a musical instrument, each combination of fingertips on the buttons mounted on the stick and throttle produces a different
The Beechcraft Travel Air The fifties saw Beech Aircraft continue the development and refinement of personal and business aircraft from the world beater upmarket product, the Bonanza, which first flew in 1947. Apart from a plethora of production improvements on the Model 35 Bonanza, Beech introduced the Model 33 Debonair, Model J50 Twin Bonanza, Model
50 Years Ago . . . This will be another disastrous month for the Allies, especially in the Mediterranean. Over Britain the Luftwaffe will make its last major raids of the Blitz with attacks tapering off in the second half of the month as its units are withdrawn for operations in the East. As well
Tiger Makes First Flight The Franco-German Tiger anti tank attack helicopter recently made its first flight, powered by the trinational MTR390 engine which made its first flight in February. The MTR390, jointly developed by MTU (Germany), Turbomeca and Rolls-Royce to power the Tiger, was successfully tested in mid February onboard an Aerospatiale Panther flying testbed
Fairey Gannet Commodore Norman Lee continues his series of articles on aircraft he flew during his service with the Fleet Air Arm I saw my first Gannet at the Royal Naval Air Station at Leeon-Solent. It was sitting in a small hangar with its wings folded, bomb bay doors open, and both propellers fully feathered.
