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“There are two histories: official history, lying and then secret history, where you find the real causes of events.” Honoré de Balzac Game Composites GB1 GameBird The Game Composites GB1 GameBird is a British single-engine, two-seat, aerobatic aircraft that was designed by Philipp Steinbach and the first prototype was built by Game Composites. Steinbach isRead more

“A lawyer with a briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.” Mario Puzo No prizes, but can you identify this aircraft? Last week’s aircraft proved to be rather difficult, so this week’s picture taken by me at the Stellenbosch airshow on Saturday should be much easier. Please send your answers to meRead more

“War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion throughout society these irresistible forces for uniformity, for passionate cooperation with the government in coercing into obedience the minority groups and individuals which lack the larger herd sense.” Randolph Bourne The Comper C.L.A.7 Swift was a British 1930s single-seat sporting aircraft produced byRead more

“Whosoever uses force without Right … places himself into a state of War with those, against whom he uses it and, in that state, all former Ties are cancelled, all other Rights cease and everyone has a Right to defend himself and to resist the Aggressor.” John Locke No prizes, but can you identify thisRead more

“Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object.” Abraham Lincoln McDonnell 119 / 120 business jet was developed and unsuccessfully marketed by McDonnell Aircraft in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Its configuration is unique for this typeRead more

“One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when somebody needs a cop.” General Colin Powell African Pilot is number six and the only African aviation magazine in the top ten magazines in the world: View more … No prizes, but can you identifyRead more

“The history of war is the history of powerful individuals willing to sacrifice thousands upon thousands of other people’s lives for personal gains.” Michael Rivero Scaled Composites Pond Racer was a twin-engine twin-boom aircraft developed for Bob Pond by Burt Rutan and his company Scaled Composites. Bob Pond commissioned the design with the idea ofRead more

“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.” A. J. P. Taylor Editor’s note: This edition of APAnews is longer than usual due to the inclusion of ‘aviation breaking news’ on the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. Unfortunately, this escalating war will have far reaching effects of theRead more

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” John F. Kennedy Editor’s note: This edition of APAnews is far longer than usual due to the inclusion of ‘aviation breaking news’ on the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. Unfortunately, this escalating war will have far reaching effects of the economies of most countriesRead more