African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz The Sikorsky X-Wing was an experimental hybrid helicopter / fixed-wing aircraft developed by helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. The following persons identified this strange hybrid helicopter correctly: Dawid Hanekom, Sean Harland, Raul Del Fabbro, Sean Stedman, Erwin Stam, Jeff Knickelbein, Righard de Plessis, Nigel Maistry, Herman Nel, MarkRead more
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“To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home” Jerry Crawford African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but can you identify this aircraft? Please send your answers to me: editor@africanpilot.co.za and I will publish the names of all those that identified the aircraftRead more
African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz Wingless M2-F1 NASA lifting body in towed flight. It was the first of five designs of lifting body aircraft in which aerodynamic lift is generated from the shape of the fuselage rather than from wings. Those who got this one right: Raul Del Fabbro, Hilton Carroll, ErwinRead more
“Propaganda is persuading people to make up their minds while withholding some of the facts from them.” Harold Evans African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but can you identify this aircraft? Please send your answers to me: editor@africanpilot.co.za and I will publish the names of all those that identified the aircraftRead more
African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz Mystery aircraft: Boeing Vertol VZ-2 Tilt Rotor Not as many correct answers as usual, but the following persons correctly identified the mystery aircraft: Bernard Stander, Dawid Hanekom, Howard Long, Righardt du Plessis, Brian Spurr, Herman Nel, Erwin J.W. Stam and Nigel Maistry. Well done! Thursday editorial ThisRead more
“A business has to be involving, it has to be fun and it has to exercise your creative instinct” Richard Branson African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but if you can identify the mystery aircraft please send an e-mail to me: editor@africanpilot.co.za Thanks Athol Franz Weekly editorial Due to the factRead more
African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz AD-1 oblique wing aircraft built for NASA by Ames Industrial. The AD-1 could pivot its entire wingspan from zero to 60 degrees during flight. Congratulations to the following persons who got it right and e-mailed me within a few hours of APAnews 03.2021 going out: Mark Cope,Read more
“The first step in saving our liberty is to realize how much we have already lost, how we lost it, and how we will continue to lose it unless fundamental political changes occur.” James Bovard African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but if you can identify the mystery aircraft please sendRead more
African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz Grumman X-29 Congratulations to the following persons who got it right and e-mailed me within a few hours of APAnews going out: Nathan Lategan, Hilton Carol, Ian Andrew, Greg Pullin, Ron Wheeldon, Righardt du Plessis, Karl Jensen, Pieter Gent, Mike Melton, Marco De Matos and Johan Venter.Read more
“Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a law breaker, it breeds contempt for the law.” Justice Louis D. Brandeis African Pilot’s aircraft of the week identification quiz No prizes, but if you can identify the mystery aircraft please send an e-mail to me: editor@africanpilot.co.za Thanks Athol Franz Welcome to 2021 editorial by Athol FranzRead more
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