“All of us have seen what happens when you give one man too much power. We have seen what happens when one party is in power for too long. Together, we are building a new movement to realign politics as we know it.” Mmusi Maimane Mystery Aircraft: Technoavia SP-91 Slava / Interavia I-3 (Information fromRead more
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“The blue distance, the mysterious Heavens, the example of birds and insects flying everywhere are always beckoning Humanity to rise into the air.” Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify and I applied plenty of leniency about the exact aircraft type, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type.Read more
“A teacher is never a giver of truth, he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst.” Bruce Lee Myasishchev M-50 (Information from Wikipedia) The Myasishchev M-50 constructed by the Myasishchev design bureau (Russian: Мясищев М-50; NATO reporting name Bounder) wasRead more
“Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession – their ignorance.” Hendrik van Loon Since last week’s mystery aircraft was challenging to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type. PleaseRead more
“Aviation will give new nourishment to the religious spirit of mankind. It will add airspace to those other great heighteners of the cosmic mood: the wood, the sea, the desert.” Christian Morgenstern Dewoitine D.27 Acheron (Information from Wikipedia) The Dewoitine D.27 was a parasol monoplane fighter aircraft designed by Émile Dewoitine in 1928. After theRead more
“Flying is a lot like playing a musical instrument; you are doing so many things and thinking of so many other things, all at the same time. It becomes a spiritual experience.” Dusty McTavish Since last week’s mystery aircraft was challenging to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week IRead more
“But how shall we educate men to goodness, to a sense of one another, to a love of truth and more urgently, how shall we do this in a bad time?” Daniel Joseph Berrigan R1 Blackburn (Information from Wikipedia) The Blackburn R-1 Blackburn was a 1920s British single-engine fleet spotter / reconnaissance aircraft developed toRead more
“He moves not through distance, but through the ranges of satisfaction that come from hauling himself up into the air with complete and utter control; from knowing himself and knowing his airplane so well that he can come somewhere close to touching, in his own special and solitary way, that thing that is called perfection.”Read more
“Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.” Dr Benjamin Rush Caproni Campini N.1 (Information from Wikipedia) The Caproni Campini N.1, also known as the C.C.2, is an experimental jet aircraft built in the 1930s by Italian aircraft manufacturer Caproni. The N.1 first flew inRead more
“Aviation and space travel, in particular – have always been especially captivating.” Felix Baumgartner Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type. Please send your answers to me at editor@africanpilot.co.za. I will publish the namesRead more