Calder’s Flying Harlequin: Douglas DC-8 #45899
We are going to know the history of a Douglas DC-8, which apart from being the eternal rival of the Boeing 707, stood out for...
FIDA’84: When FIDAE first felt like “the Latin American Salon de Le Bourget“
Forty years ago, FIDAE lacked the final “E” in its acronym and didn’t cater for many of the market segments that are usually served in the 21st Century. One of our senior correspondents was there in March 1984 and brings back images, stories and recollections gathered on a week-long stay in Santiago for his first of 10+ visits to the show.
Aviation museums curate Sikorsky, Kaman, P&W, Hamilton Standard, Curtiss and Vought legacy in Connecticut
A fortuitous pre-winter holiday visit to the United States in early December 2023 provided a unique opportunity to visit and inspect the four aviation-related museums in the State of Connecticut… come discover the treasures preserved in these institutions.
Skyhawk Illustrated #12755: From the Cold War to the bottom of the South Atlantic
The protagonist of our story (#12755) was an A-4C with intense combat activity: Since leaving the factory, it has toured Europe, the Middle East, the...
Skyhawk Illustrated #14414: A Miramar top gun pays honors in Leones, Argentina
Our protagonist A-4M was manufactured in 1975 at the McDonnell Douglas plant in Long Beach, Los Angeles (California), and was allocated Bureau of Aeronautics Number...
Domestic security crisis boosts Chilean Carbineers rotary wings expansion and Airbus Helicopters bonanza
The pressing need to improve domestic security is prompting several Chilean government bodies to try and innovate to fund the acquisition of helicopters that will...
Wanted dead or alive: Chilean 9/11 Hawker Hunters
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of their last military coup d’etat, Chile’s government presses on trying to identify and expose the names of pilots of the 09/11/1973 attacks and does so by bounty-hunting for the nation’s surviving Hawker Hunter fighters.
Low-fare pioneer: SKY Airline’s first Airbus A319
A typical low-cost (or rather “low-fare”) European-built and operated airliner, A319 c/n 2283 was the first of its kind to join Chilean carrier SKY Airline for a five-year stint in Southern Cone routes. Join us for a visual review of its nearly 20-year operational career.
Skyhawks Illustrated #12839: Survivor soul
Today we will know the history of Skyhawk c/n 12839, which after a varied activity in the United States ended its days in Argentina. There,...
Jett Clipper Ella: From QANTAS to “Jet Set airliner”
The story that we are going to tell is a little different in style previous posts by this author: It will be greatly influenced by...