The story of the Lancaster actually begins with the downfall of an earlier Avro aircraft that failed to live up to the high expectations that birthed it. Even in aviation circles, the Avro Manchester ...

The Avro Vulcan, a thunderous and charismatic Cold War bomber, is the most well-known British bomber after the wartime ...

On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s government cancelled the Arrow and the Iroquois engine program. That ...

During a fast and static taxi run at Southend Airport, Avro Vulcan XL426 unleashes its legendary howl. As engine power increases, air rushes violently into the intakes, producing the deep, resonant ...

The threat to the Lightning II.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the U.S. men’s hockey team beat the Soviets. The Americans called it The Miracle on Ice, and it was. It was as improbable as frozen tap water being turned into merlot.

A “forgotten,” decades-old aircraft design is being revived, with the aim of offering a cheaper and greener alternative to modern helicopters.

The extension to the museum, which has been approved by Stockport Council, is expected to cost more than £10m and a fundraising campaign is set to be launched later this year. Aviation pioneer Alliott ...

But, despite all that, HAL has been well behind on its delivery timelines. The company is also in the midst of the design and ...

Minister of Defence General Christopher Musa, Minister of State for Defence Mohammed Bello Mutawalle, Chief of Defence Staff ...

Top 10: Very cool planes from the Cold War ...

A one-day only event will see West Midlands residents given the chance to fly in the historic Supermarine Spitfire.