The wartime trainer nobody wanted
Not only did Heston’s T1/37 trainer look faintly outsized for its role, but the requirement to which it was built seems to have been taken less than seriously by the Air Ministry
Designing the Foster Wikner Wicko
Having arrived in Britain from Australia, Geoffrey Neville Wikner became one of the many aircraft designers fighting for a slice of the inter-war light aeroplane market. But, even if it wasn’t destined for great commercial success, his high-winged Wicko was certainly something different
SLEEPING SATELLITE
An attractive, advanced design fit for the forward-looking post-war era, a manufacturer boasting plenty of experience in aviation and business — surely the Planet Satellite would succeed? Sadly, it failed on the most fundamental of levels
de Havilland 100: Making of the Moth
First flown five years into the life of Geoffrey de Havilland’s eponymous
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