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“It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for their presentation is provided or available.” Thomas Mann Edgar Percival E.P.9 A British utility aircraft produced in limited numbers, the Edgar Percival E.P.9 had a look all its own. On paper, the 1950s-era Edgar Percival E.P.9 is not that different fromRead more

“The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word of truth outweighs the world.”Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Since last week’s mystery aircraft was rather easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received. This week I have provided an interesting, rare aircraft to identify. Please sendRead more

“Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains and always was.” D. H. Lawrence Meet the often-forgotten Cessna XMC Only one was ever built, and it was never intended for series production. First flown in January 1971, only one XMC was built and it was neverRead more

Since last week’s mystery aircraft was rather easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received. This week I have provided an interesting experimental aircraft to identify. Please send your answers to me at editor@africanpilot.co.za. I will publish the names of those that identified the aircraft correctly within the Thursday edition ofRead more

“The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness. This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs, when he first appears he is a protector.” Plato The RLU-1 Breezy is a homebuilt aircraft known for its ‘no cockpit’ high wing pusher configuration. It is designedRead more

Since last week’s mystery aircraft was rather easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received. This week I have provided an interesting experimental aircraft to identify. However, as an additional quiz how many passengers does this aircraft carry? Clue, I took this picture at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and I have actuallyRead more

“In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.”  Mark Twain The Miles M.35 Libellula was a tandem wing research aircraft built by Miles Aircraft as a precursor to a proposedRead more

“Never let your fear of the unknown and things being too difficult make your choices for you in life. One of the saddest lessons in life is finding out that your fear made the situation worse than what it was and a braver person stole the dream you gave up on.” Shannon L Alder SinceRead more

“The question about progress has become the question whether we can discover any way of submitting to the worldwide paternalism of a technocracy without losing all personal privacy and independence. Is there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State’s honey and avoiding the sting?” C. S. Lewis Eagle DW-1 The Eagle Aircraft DW-1 isRead more

“Only the incompetent wait until the last extremity to use force and by then, it is usually too late to use anything, even prayer.” H. Beam Piper Since last week’s mystery aircraft was rather easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided an interesting, rare cropRead more