The IAI 201 Arava in Ecuadorian Military Service
byThe rugged Arava was the first fully IAI-designed airplane to enter production. Originally conceived in 1966 and aimed at civilian and commercial customers, the…
Articles
The Nicaraguan “Fighting” Swallows
byEstablished at first as E.M. Laird Company in the early 20s, the Swallow Aircraft Manufacturing Company was based in Wichita Kansas, from where it…
I.Ae.24 Calquín: The Argentine Mosquito?
byTraditionally, it has been taken for granted that the I.Ae.24 Calquín (royal eagle in Mapuche) was developed with inspiration drawn from the famous de Havilland…
Evolution of the T-35 Pillán
byWhile it is true that the development of the T-35 Pillán has been extensively covered since the first prototype took to the air in March…
Reviews
EMB-314 Super Tucano – Brazil’s Turboprop Success Story Continues
byOnce again, João Paulo Zeitoun Moralez, an excellent Brazilian journalist and good friend, presents us with another superb research work, this time about the…
Grumman S-2 no Brasil
byThis book’s title is a bit misleading, and not in a bad way. Even though it documents the history of the beautifully ugly Grumman S-2…
EMB-312 Tucano – Brazil’s Turboprop Success Story
byThe first time I had the chance to see the Embraer EMB-312 Tucano in action was during an impressive aerobatic display that the Brazilian…
Columns
El desastre dentro del desastre
byEl jueves 1 de junio de 2017, a eso de las 12:25 del mediodía, una aeronave Piper PA-28-140, con matrícula TG-GYV (C/N 28-22685), desapareció…
La Historia del «TG-CUS-C»
byLa foto que acompaña ésta entrada nos la comparte el amigo y piloto aviador Luis Carlos Samayoa, y forma parte de la colección de…
El Extraño Incidente del HK-919P
byDurante la noche del Domingo 16 de Mayo de 1999 un bimotor Cessna 310, volado por narcotraficantes, tuvo que realizar un aterrizaje de ‘emergencia’…