Posts by Leigh Edmonds
The Curator’s Choice 055 – Key American Airliners of the 1930s
Key American Airliners of the 1930s Ford 5-AT – Boeing 247 – Douglas DC-3 While war drives rapid technological change competition in business is also a very strong driving force for change. The period between the two world wars in the United States saw the growth of a vibrant and highly competitive air transport industry,…
Read MoreThe Little Aviation Museum Newsletter 17
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Read MoreThe Curator’s Choice 054 – Big Supersonic Jets
Big Supersonic Jets Myasishchev M-50 – North American XB-70 – Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde Last time we looked at the early days of aviation when the force of war created new advances in technology very quickly. This time I thought we’d move to the other extreme and look at the development of large jet powered aircraft capable…
Read MoreThe Curator’s Choice 053 – Lesser Known German World War I Fighters
Lesser Known German World War I Fighters Roland D.II – Fokker D.VIII – Junkers D.I About the only good thing that can be said for war is that it brings on rapid technological change. Improvements which might have taken years or decades to be tested and adopted took only months or years under the pressure…
Read MoreAdditions to the Museum’s Collection – 053, 26 February 2023
Additions to the Public Galleries Boeing B-52D in 1/72 by Monogram Convair B-36B in 1/72 by Monogram Fournier RF-9 in 1/72 by Dujin North American XB-70 in 1/72 by AMT Northrop Grumman RQ-4B in 1/72 by Italeri Potez 540 in 1/72 by Smer Additions to the BAC Lightning Special Display BAC…
Read MoreThe Curator’s Choice 052 – More Douglas Commercials
More Douglas Commercials Douglas DC-4 – Douglas DC-5 – Douglas DC-6 Ten weeks ago we looked at the first three Douglas Commercial airliners, the DC-1, DC-2 and DC-3. They had a major effect on the development of air travel in the 1930s and 1940s. Let’s now look at the next three Douglas airliners. Two…
Read MoreAdditions to the Museum’s Collection – 052, 19 February 2023
Additions to the Public Galleries Boeing 737-700 (Virgin Blue) in 1/144 by Revell Douglas DC-6 (TEAL) in 1/144 by Roden Douglas DC-7C (Braniff International) in 1/144 by F-Rsin Plastic Douglas P-70 in 1/72 by Revell HFB-320 in 1/72 by VAMI Models Piaggio P.180 Avanti in 1/72 by Amodel Republic F-84F in 1/72 by Italeri Republic…
Read MoreThe Little Aviation Museum Newsletter 16
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Read MoreThe Curator’s Choice 051 – Dark Earth and Dark Green
Dark Earth and Dark Green Westland Lysander – Armstrong Whitworth Whitley – Hawker Hurricane This week I thought we’d look at the colours of some aircraft and what caught my eye was the camouflage colours flown by Royal Air Force aircraft at the beginning of World War II. At that time those aircraft were camouflaged…
Read MoreLockheed Hudson IV in 1/172 by Italeri
If you are interested in early World War II aviation you will have come across the Lockheed Hudson. It is a strange looking aircraft, clearly an airliner that has been hacked about to turn it into something a bit more military. Those Hudsons with the huge turret on the back look particularly ungainly, but I…
Read MoreAdditions to the Museum’s Collection – 051, 12 February 2023
Additions to the Public Galleries Curtiss Hawk 75A in 1/72 by AZmodel DeHavilland Riley Heron in 1/144 by Welsh Models Gloster Meteor F.4 in 1/72 by Frog Goodyear F2G-1 in 1/72 by Special Hobby Grumman F4F-4 in 1/72 by Airfix Grumman F6F-5 in 1/72 by Eduard Grumman F9F-4 in 1/72 by Matchbox Handley Page…
Read MoreThe Curator’s Choice 050 – Turboprop cargo aircraft
Turboprop cargo aircraft Transall 160 – Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Series 100 – Lockheed L-100 The turboprop engine is a variation on the jet engine in which the thrust generated by the gas turbine is converted into power that drives a propeller. It is an efficient power plant at speeds below about 725km hour and has…
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