by Ed Nash | Apr 16, 2021 | Military History, Weapons
(Please note, due to international differences in terminology, I will use the term “seaplane” to refer to the two main categories that the design of this type of aircraft falls into.) The need for aircraft to operate on water may have largely fallen out of...
by Ed Nash | Apr 13, 2021 | Current Developments, Weapons
On April 2 the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense issued a rather unusual press release, in response to an article published in an online publication. The article asked whether the Taiwanese were receiving help from North Korea in designing and building...
by Ed Nash | Apr 12, 2021 | Weapons
When it comes to ugly aircraft, the list of potentials is surprisingly long. However, one name always crops up as being a contender. The imaginatively named Blackburn Blackburn. This plane was developed to meet a 1921 requirement from the Royal Navy’s...
by Ed Nash | Apr 7, 2021 | Military History, Weapons
If you have read my previous article on the Martin Mauler you’ll remember how I wrote that the US Navy had in 1943 asked four companies to design their new all-purpose carrier attack aircraft. The list was a veritable who’s who of American aero designers. Apart...
by Ed Nash | Apr 7, 2021 | Military History, Weapons
Before the Second World War, the difficulty of flying and fighting at sea meant that carrier-aircraft generally carried several crew. Attack aircraft designed for carriers in the 1930s also generally had a specialised role, either dive-bombing or...
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