It could be a stunt from a First World War epic - the German fighter plane preparing to swoop in for an air battle to the death. But while the replica Fokker Eindecker looks like a Hollywood prop, the ...
High-flying pupils could soon be taking to the skies – in an aeroplane they have built themselves. Design technology students at Sutton Valence School are about to start a two-year project to make a ...
The brothers Leon and Robert Morane designed this monoplane with fellow engineer Raymond Saulnier in 1913. The fragile L was meant for reconnaissance, but by the war's start Saulnier had attached ...
It was the moment a technological breakthrough changed the stakes of aerial combat. Mike Peters, Galloway’s resident military historian, explains how Germany gained the upper hand. A century ago, the ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last month, a replica World War One plane finally took to the skies ...
On a glorious summer’s day what middle-aged man hasn’t imagined himself with the wind in his hair, at the wheel of an open-top sports car? Alas, the majority have to content themselves with a trudge ...
Mike Clark, 62, a commercial pilot from Horsham, has built a replica Fokker Eindecker E.III in his back garden. If the weather is good and the wind is right Mr Clark can be seen at the helm of the ...