HKP 5B: Let the training begin!

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Overview These are Schweizer 300C / Hughes 269C helicopters. In Swedish military service they were designated HKP 5B (Helikopter 5B) and served as the primary basic flight trainer (skolhelikopter) for Swedish Army Aviation (Arméflyget) and, later, the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing (Helikopterflottiljen). Aircraft Identification The two aircraft fly together as a display pair known … Continue reading HKP 5B: Let the training begin!

Blériot XI, the first modern monoplane.

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Louis Blériot was the first airplane designer in Europe to adapt the wing warping system and he used it for his Blériot XI, the first modern monoplane. On July 25th the following year, he was the first aviator to cross the English Channel with his machine. Milestones:– The first heavier-than-air airplane flight across the English … Continue reading Blériot XI, the first modern monoplane.