Model Building - Aircraft

The Mk XII was the first production version of the Spitfire to use the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine. The Griffon was a devlopment of the 'R' sprint e...

Ordered straight from the drawing board in 1935 the Bristol Type 142, later called the Blenheim was, for its time, a very advanced aircraft but by ...

The Valiant was the first of the RAF’s V Bomber trio to enter service. The most conventional of the three designs, it was also the first to drop ...

Minicraft Model Kits: 1/48 Beechcraft Bonanza V35 The Beechcraft Bonanza V-35 is known as the Cadillac of private aircraft because it provided the ...

TAs a two-seater trainer, the Vampire T11 excelled. The side by side seating ensured both pilots had good visibility. The aircraft's inherent stabi...

Held in extremely high regard by the British public, the distinctive yellow Search and Rescue Sea King HAR.3 helicopters of the Royal Air Force alw...

The English Electric Lightning was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed. It is the only all-British Mac...

An aircraft which was a real triumph for the British aviation industry and one which can claim to be arguably the most advanced jetliner in the w...

As one of the most successful post war Soviet jet fighter designs, the MiG 17 was coveted by other Warsaw Pact nations, who were keen to upgrade ...

An elegant four engined biplane airliner from the early days of passenger air travel, the Handley Page H.P 42 was designed to serve the Empire ai...

As arguably the finest fighter aircraft of WWII, the Mustang went on to be selected as the USAF primary piston engined fighter after the war, with...

The rugged and reliable Hawker Hurricane was arguably the most important fighter aircraft available to the Royal Air Force at the beginning of WWI...

Spirit of Sain Louis The Spirit of Saint Louis was the first airplane to be flown solo, non-stop across the Atlantic. On May 20th 1927, at 7:52 a.m...

Without doubt one of the most famous aircraft in the history of aviation, the Anglo-French BAC/SUD (later BAe/Aerospatiale) Concorde was a supe...

Possessing grace, beautifully clean lines and lots of power, several Spitfires would survive the war to become highly distinctive aircraft on the c...

Designed by Professor Willy Messerschmitt, a director of the manufacturers Bayerische Flugzeuwerke AG, the prototype Bf109A first flew in 1935. The...

Supermarine Spitfire The most widely produced and strategically important British single-seat fighter of World War II. The Spitfire, renowned for w...

Officially Licensed P-51 Mustang The P-51 Mustang was a long-range World War II fighter aircraft that flew as a bomber escort over Germany. Powered...

APOLLO LUNAR MODULE Was a two part spacecraft used to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface of the moon and back. The descent stage...

The end of the Second World War saw the victorious Allied nations desperately attempting to secure details of German jet technology and high speed ...

With the RAF already operating Phantoms initially intended for the Royal Navy at Leuchars air base in Fife, the withdrawal of HMS Ark Royal in 1978...

Over 12,000 of the 'Gustav' G-6 were built from 1943 to 1944 and were armed with two formidable 13mm machine guns, enabling the top Luftwaffe aces ...

The Royal Navy's primary torpedo bomber of the Second World War, the Swordfish, despite its obsolescence, proved to be an effective anti-submarin...

As the Royal Air Force were looking to update their strike and close air support capabilities in the 1950s and 60s, they were initially expecting ...