The Second World War created some planes but two stood out. The British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109. These fighters showed the best of what their countries could make during the war years. Pilots on both sides relied on these planes with their lives and the competition between them became a part […]
Beyond the Runway: A Guide to the Fastest Waterborne Aircraft
One of the most outrageous spectacles in aviation is when a high-performance airplane takes off gracefully out of a lake or the open sea and defies all odds in a most dramatic manner. These machines are not anchored to runways like conventional planes and therefore have unmatched flexibility in their operation. Such freedom, however, is […]