“At the end of a century that has seen the evils of Communism, Nazism and other modern tyrannies, the impulse to centralise power remains amazingly persistent.” Joseph Sobran Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraftRead more
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“Life is a journey, not a destination. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery Northrop P-61 Black Widow (Information from Wikipedia) The Northrop P-61 Black Widow was a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II.Read more
“In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.” Walter Lippmann Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type. Please sendRead more
“Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.” Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Fairchild C91 Baby Clipper Fairchild 91 A-942 ‘Kono’ TheRead more
“Freedom is not a fixed and possessed thing. It is a quality of life and like action itself, it is something experienced only by individuals. ” Neil A. McDonald Since last week’s mystery aircraft was challenging to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraftRead more
“Thoughts are free and are subject to no rule. On them rests the freedom of man and they tower above the light of nature.” Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus Fairchild 100 Pilgrim (Information from Wikipedia) The Fairchild 100 Pilgrim was an American single-engined high-wing monoplane transport and was one of a series of single-engine utility transports builtRead more
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” Albert Einstein Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type. Please send your answers to me at editor@africanpilot.co.za.Read more
“Nothing can be more readily disproved than the old saw, ‘You can’t keep a good man down.’ Most human societies have been beautifully organised to keep good men down.” John W. Gardner Cessna Model UC-78 or T-50. Photographed at Oshkosh 2023 by Athol Franz. (Information from Wikipedia) The Bobcat or Cessna Crane was a twin-engineRead more
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” Albert Einstein Since last week’s mystery aircraft was relatively easy to identify, according to the number of correct answers I received, this week I have provided another interesting aircraft type that I found on the airfield at OshkoshRead more
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” Robert J. Collier Handley Page HP-42 (Information from Wikipedia) The Handley Page H.P.42 and H.P.45 were four-engine biplane airliners designed and manufactured by British aviation company Handley Page, based in Radlett, Hertfordshire. It held the distinction of being the largest airliner inRead more