Some amazing aeroplanes made it to Northern France at the start of WW1. None of them were armed. The idea of air combat grew as they found themselves in the same air space wishing to deny the other side uninterrupted reconnaissance. Pistols, rifles, even grappling hooks lowered on a rope were the first attempts to […]
Almost everyone has heard of the Fokker Scourge and the impact that the Eindecker had on the battle for control of the air over N France for the 12 months from mid-1915. By the middle of 1916 the Allies had stepped through the next technical evolution with the Nieuport 11 and the DH2. However, their […]
One of the more bizarre early Scout aircraft was the massive (48ft wingspan) pusher FE2b. Its design reflects the early quandary about forward firing and rearward protection. The pilot sat in the rear cockpit and the observer gunner moved his heavy MG to fire from a mount on the front of the cockpit or on […]
To understand the development of the Scout (Fighter) aeroplanes in WW1, you have to understand the air concepts of the day and the fragility of their craft at the onset of the War. Aeroplane v aeroplane was far from their thoughts. The early designers were merely trying to elevate a cavalry reconnaissance officer to a […]
The WW1 AHT pilots and friends invite you to join a chat session on rotary engines as they developed in WW1. JeanMichel Munn will be leading the chat having been the Trust’s pilot flying the Sopwith Snipe when it was in the UK 2015 – 2017. The Snipe is powered by the Bentley BR2a – […]
The WW1 AHT will gather for their 9th chat session this time looking at the most famous Fighters to emerge from the Albatros FlugZeugWerke – the DI through to the DVa that the Trust operates. We will be joined again by Dodge Bailey from the Shuttleworth, John Lanham from TVAL and Scout Builder David Bremner. […]
In this Chat Session on Thur 6th Jan 22 at 1930 (UK), the WW1 AHT pilots will be joined by experts on the BE2, Paul Hare and Andrew Willox, to discuss the evolution of the very early flying machines into the BE2. It was first aircraft to be designed with production and assembly in mind. […]
On Thur 4th Nov at 1930 on Zoom, the WW1 AHT Pilots led by JeanMichel Munn and Stu Goldspink assisted by David Bremner will talk about the different WW1 Fighter that they have flown. This will be the first in the new programme of chat sessions that the Trust will run monthly for the winter […]
