ENGINE HYDRAULIC LOCKING

Hydraulic lockHydraulic lock is a phenomenon that can occur on piston engines that have downward-pointing cylinders, that is, cylinders orientated such that the piston is moving down during the compression stroke. All radial engines...

AIRCOM 2010/08 AND RELATED MATTERS

HAA/CAA JOINT COMMUNIQUEThe recent issue of AIRCOM 2010/08 by the CAA resulted in a variety of differing reactions and opinions from HAA engineers and operators, having responsibility for implementation of the ex-military BCAR requirements....

Checking out in the Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk

Checking out in the Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk  The Curtiss P40 was a development of the previous radial-engined Curtiss P36 and first flew in 1938.  By the time production ended at Curtiss Wright’s Buffallo plant...

Hawker Nimrod II

HAWKER NIMROD II Hawkers silver biplanes – the most beautiful biplanes of them all?  Arguably the most beautiful biplanes ever built and the most famous aircraft serving with Commonwealth forces between the wars were...