MiG-41: what it was and what it wasn’t | Part 1
Late January 2020 saw several sources claiming that the Russian state-owned corporation Rostec announced the start of the…
Unrealized projects
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Topics related to aviation projects that were proposed or in development but never completed or realized.
Passenger fighter jets: craziest airliners to never fly | Best of 2020
Turning fighter jets into airliners seems crazy. Yet, it was tried many times, with manufacturers striving to put…
Tupolev Tu-404: the biggest airliner ever designed | Best of 2020
Close your eyes and imagine the biggest passenger aircraft you can. Airbus A380, right? Now triple its size,…
Top 10 airplanes before Wright flyer
While it is hard to dispute the fact that the Wright Flyer was, technically, the first controlled airplane…
How Russians tried to sell Mi-24 attack helicopters to police
Mil Mi-24 Hind is one of the most notorious attack helicopters in the world, famous for its firepower.…
Top 10 largest transport aircraft that never flew
Freighters are some of the most impressive airplanes flying today. But as always, the most striking ones never…
Post-Soviet wide-body Neverland. Part 1: Twinjets
There is a reason why wide-body airliners have an aura of prestige around them. Many of them offer…
Post-Soviet wide-body Neverland. Part 2: Superjumbos
The logic behind the design of larger and larger airplanes was solid. Hub-and-spoke model was proven and effective,…