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Remembering Hawker Aircraft: Britain’s Most Popular Aircraft Manufacturer

31Jul

By Gareth Seagull3 Comments

History

Remembering Hawker Aircraft: Britain’s Most Popular Aircraft Manufacturer

Famous for producing the likes of the Hurricane, Tempest, Sea Hawk, Harrier and Sea Fury, Hawker Aircraft was one of the largest aircraft manufacturers of its time, famous for almost solely producing military aircraft. Despite the death of their co-founder and namesake, Harry Hawker, on July 12 1921 - less than a year after Hawker Aircraft was established, his death fueled the company to push the limits of our technology further to produce better aircraft. Indeed, at one point in the 1930's, Hawker-made aircraft were so good that they accounted for over 84% of the aircraft in the RAF's fleet! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Hawker Aircraft: Sopwith Aviation Company Having had an interest in aviation since he saw John Moisant fly the wo...

Sopwith Pup: Britain’s Best WWI Fighter?

23Jan

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Aircraft Digest

Sopwith Pup: Britain’s Best WWI Fighter?

The introduction of the Sopwith Pup into service in 1916 was an immediate game changer. Even today, over 100 years later, most historians generally consider the Pup to be one of the most important aircraft of WWI. Arguably, the Pup is one of the most important aircraft ever built! The tactics that the Pup was built around was copied by Britain's allies and enemies alike during the war. These tactics would then be used in WWII, and even partly in the Cold War and today! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Sopwith Pup On June 28 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot and killed the Archduke of Austria and his wife. This would set off a chain reaction that would lead to the largest war in modern human history (at the time). What was then-called the G...

11Apr

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

History

9 forgotten aviators from history

Who are aviators that did amazing things, yet history never remembered? Who were these forgotten aviators from history? They often don't have a huge company named after them. They often didn't create the fastest airliner, or the even the biggest one at that. But without these people, who knows where aviation might be today! 9. Bessie Coleman When it comes to female aviators, seldom do we think of Bessie Coleman. More often than not, we think of Amelia Earhart, the famed pilot who went missing off Howland Island. But Bessie Coleman was as, if not more impressive than Amelia Earhart! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); When Bessie started flying in 1921, it was difficult for a woman to get a license. Let alone a woman of color! Or even one o...