Aircraft Types With A Story
Whereas the previous section deals with the lives and times of specific aircraft, this one is all about the types themselves. Instead then of focusing on the history of a particular airframe, the works listed here take a more general view, detailing the birth, development and (if applicable) death of a whole aircraft type. As before, these articles are a product of my own in-depth research into multiple sources and often feature my own photos – though with the additional caveat of not having such an easy access to primary sources. Nevertheless, all include a fair bit of digging through on and offline – and will hopefully be a similarly good read!
Fixed-wing aircraft:
- Aermacchi-Lockheed AL-60B-2 Santa Maria, YU-BCZ – partial historical review w/ photos of aircraft YU-BCZ
- Desert Rose: Antonov An-132D UR-EXK – type review w/ photos of 1st prototype UR-EXK
- Messerschmitt Bf.108 Taifun (rewrite) – detailed & updated review w/ historical photos
- Moose Tales: Yak-11 D-FJII @ LDVA – historical review w/photos of aircraft D-FJII
- Rubik’s Tube: Rubik R-18c Kanya, HA-RUF – photo file of HA-RUF, w/ historical overview of the R-18
- Strikebreaker: Beech King Air B100 – historical review w/ photos of aircraft N3536 & D-IDPL
- Turbomess: The L-410 Turbolet Family Tree – review of aircraft variants and engines
Rotorcraft:
- Baby Mil: The Mi-34 Training Helicopter – historical review w/ photos of VF-3601 of the Bosnian Air Force
Flight reports:
- That 70s Plane: Flying The UTVA 75 Trainer – short flight report w/ photos of aircraft S5-DCI