Author: Joe Kates

Afterburners!!

Afterburners – sometimes called “augmentation” – is a process within a jet engine, which creates additional thrust (which creates more speed) for the jet aircraft that they’re contained within. The process of “afterburning” involves adding more fuel than what...

Fokker Jet Airliners

Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer which operated in various forms from 1912 through 1996. Anthony Fokker’s company began its life in Germany before World War I, and ended up in The Netherlands, headquartered in Amsterdam before closing in...

Military Aircraft on Display at the 2021 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

  There were more military aircraft than normal displayed at Oshkosh this year. Some performed in the air, many more were parked as static displays on the grounds. After a strangely quiet year at airshows that were presented in...