Tag: Aeroplane
The Fighting Lady (1944)
This film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of the aircraft carrier the Fighting Lady -- a pseudonym for the Yorktown. Scenes highlight the functions and duties of The Fighting Lady and crew activities, and maps illustrate...
The First Concorde Crash was Soviet
The aggressive take-off profile of the Soviet TU-144 supersonic passenger airplane (right) vs. the French-British Concorde (left).At its peak, the Anglo-French Concorde was the epitome of technological prowess and super sleek design in 20th-century aviati...
What Killed the Trijets?
Once upon a time, airports of the world roared to the sound of three-engined commercial airliners, ranging from smaller regional craft like the Boeing 727 and Hawker Siddeley Trident, to flagship long-distance wide-bodies like the Douglas DC-10 and Lockhe...