If you have decided to become a commercial airline pilot and join one of the top-paying professions in the United States, you will need to find a good Airline Transport Pilot or ATP flight school. When seeking an ATP flight school, you need to compare pricing, locations and housing, and make sure … Read more
More and more people are looking into the exciting career of a airplane mechanic jobs. An airplane mechanic can actually branch out into many different areas such as a medical equipment technician, auto mechanics and even a mechanical inspector. There is a great need for people in all of these fields and … Read more
The Z.1007 was one of the most unknown aircraft of the Second World War. The Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico (CRDA or CANT as it was known) was a company that specialized in the development of flying boats such as the venerable Z.506B. The Z. 1007 was company’s first successful incursion in land-based … Read more
In the spring of 1940, the Imperial Japanese Navy placed a requirement for a low flight, fast medium bomber platform with the ability to deploy torpedoes at low altitudes. The result was the Yokosuka P1-Y1 Ginga (Milky Way) Bomber. The first Ginga took to the air in August 1943. After an initial … Read more
One of the more successful aircraft designs during the World War 2 was the B-24 Liberator which was designed for the US Army Air Corps. However, the US Navy had a requirement for a dedicated maritime patrol plane and decided to use the USAAF’s B-24 Liberator’s design as the foundation for the … Read more
The idea for Northrop XP-79 originated in 1942. John K. Northrop created this aircraft which was intended to be a near-sonic-speed flying wing fighter aircraft powered by a rocket engine. In January 1943, a contract for three prototypes designation XP-79 was issued by the USAAF. Glider prototypes were built in order to … Read more
The Nakajima G8N Renzan (Mountain Range) was a heavy bomber designed by the Nakajima Aircraft Company in the concluding stages of World War II. The G5N Shinzan had been termed a disastrous failure. So the Japanese navy decided to take a shot again to build a four-engine strategic bomber. Unfortunately, the prototype … Read more
Internally designated Type K by Nakajima, the Nakajima B5N was designed to meet a Japanese Imperial Navy requirement to replace the Yokosuka B4Y in the year 1935. It was ordered into production as the Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber. It remained as a standard torpedo bomber for much of World War … Read more
Mitsubishi Ki-21, where Ki comes from a Japanese word “Kitai” meaning airframe, was a Japanese bomber used during Second World War. Mitsubishi won a production order in November 1937 from Nakajima’s Ki-19 prototype to meet an Imperial Japanese Army requirement for a four-seat bomber that would have a maximum speed of at … Read more
The Mitsubishi G4M was a Japanese two-engine long-range bomber of the Second World War. Initially Mitsubishi had planned to equip the machine with four engines, but the Japanese Navy opted for a twin engine version. In 1937, the Navy issued a specification to Mitsubishi for a replacement to the Mitsubishi G3M bomber. … Read more
The Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstorer (Destroyer) was a twin-engine aircraft initially designed by the Germans to meet their requirement of a high speed bomber. It was designed in the year 1939 in Germany. It became a dominant force in the invasion of Poland and also throughout the year 1939. The Bf 110 … Read more
The Martin B-26 Marauder was a result of the requirement of the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) for a long-range light-to-medium bomber having capability to mount at least 2,000lbs. The Martin B-26 Marauder had the lowest attrition rate of any front line World War II aircraft. It was one of the … Read more
The Ki-45 KAIc was a night fighter in the Ki-45 KAIc model series which has obliquely-mounted 37mm cannon and advanced search radar which was used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. It was designated as “Type 2 two-seat fighter” and was also given the Allied codename as Nick. It … Read more
The Kawanishi E7E, codenamed “Alf” by the Allies, was a three seat reconnaissance floatplane. In the spring of 1932, the Japanese Imperial Navy asked the Kawanishi Aircraft Corporation to develop a replacement for the company’s vaunted E5K reconnaissance platform. The proposed replacement, the E7K-1was conceived as an equal span, biplane configuration which … Read more