The maximum speed quoted is Mach 3.9, which raises real issues for both aerodynamic and thermal heating, particularly since the wing tip pods, the tips of the canards and the outer wings would all lie ...

The alternative aviation magazineSTAY CALM! “All beauty is founded on the laws of natural forms.” – John Ruskin, The Lamp of Beauty “The U.K.’s perception of beauty is totally out of whack.” – Gok Wan ...

Outside the Western world, Russia's ultra-agile Su-35 is the most potent fighter in operational service. We asked Justin Bronk from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think-tank his thoughts ...

When we asked former Blackbird, B-57 and U-2 pilot BC Thomas for his thoughts on the Top 10 spy planes he wasn't comfortable with the term, noting "The SR-71 was a Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft, ...

The alternative aviation magazine“With conventional aeroplanes you put left aileron on you’re going to roll left. At high angles of attack in the Phantom, put left aileron on and you’re quite likely ...

The alternative aviation magazineThe F7F-3N and 4N carried the same ordnance as the F4U-5N. It was equipped with four 20mm cannon and could also carry eight ATARS or HVAR rockets. The Tigercat could ...

Joe asked for my thoughts on my Top 10 cancelled and abandoned aircraft – my clear favourites, the types that fascinate me the most, and the most obscure aircraft I can think of. To be honest that was ...

The Top 15 Captured Warplanes The Soviet MiG-15 scared the bejesus out of US pilots in the Korean War. It was equal to the best American fighter, the F-86 Sabre, and in some respects it even had ...

As World War II loomed into sight, the Admiralty was desperate for anything approximating a modern fighter aircraft. This need was met by a modified light dive-bomber originally intended for a ...

The alternative aviation magazineAnd indeed they were, but never mentioned is that they didn’t increase lift directly by energizing the flow and delaying the stall, as one would assume. They didn’t ...

People often call aircraft beautiful. There’s no disputing that the act of flight itself is a thing of beauty. Breaking the shackles of gravity, reaching for the freedom that only the sky allows, that ...