The cowling is off of the Flying Heritage Collection’s Hellcat at the moment. The stripped-down nose of the fighter gives you the opportunity to trace… Continue reading
Ryan Toews of J-Aircraft.com has been studying the markings of Zero aircraft for years. He worked with FHC staff to create all of the shapes,… Continue reading
Retracting the landing gear while your plane is still on the ground can ruin your day. The FHC’s Zero has a safety mechanism built in… Continue reading
Tracing the history of the FHC’s aircraft is always interesting. This photo came from the stacks at the U.S. National Archives. It shows one of… Continue reading
An interesting aspect of the FHC’s Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 is the plane’s vertical stabilizer. Instead of being symmetrical, the stabilizer is built like a… Continue reading
When you think of the Flying Tigers, you think of those shark-mouthed P-40s duking it out with squadrons of swarming Japanese Zero fighters, right? One… Continue reading
Flying Heritage Collection’s SkyFair on July 26 will feature two of the most iconic WWII fighters not yet seen in the FHC’s stable of rare… Continue reading
The Polikarpov I-16’s chubby fuselage contains, of course, room for the pilot in the cockpit area, situated over the wings. In order to keep the… Continue reading
In the last months of World War II, Allied aircraft were harassing German airfields heavily. As a result, many Luftwaffe units started operating from portions… Continue reading
The pair of aircraft scheduled to perform on the Flying Heritage Collection’s Ground Attack Day on June 28 are touted to be some of the… Continue reading
The Flying Heritage Collection’s Mustang has a dorsal fin fillet added in in front of the vertical stabilizer. This piece helps solidify yawing conditions at… Continue reading
We were puzzled by the left side of the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk — it sweats oil. All of the seams and rivets show the telltale… Continue reading
Now that TankFest Northwest is over, it’s time for cleaning. Getting the guns and armor back into shape means lots of scrubbing, polishing and even… Continue reading
As the Soviets worked to improve the T-34 tanks, one thing they changed were the hatches. Starting with the T-34/76D, the machines had a pair… Continue reading
The data block on the Flying Heritage Collection’s P-51D Mustang includes the phrase “Suitable for Aromatic Fuels.” What? I thought all gasoline was smelly. Actually,… Continue reading
It shouldn’t be any surprise that airplanes of different nations made by different companies at different times have to be handled in different ways on… Continue reading
This year, the FHC will be bringing four aircraft to perform over Lake Washington during SeaFair. The planes are some of the most important and… Continue reading
One of the artifacts the Flying Heritage Collection recently obtained is a Scud ballistic missile carrier called a TEL (Tractor, Erector and Launcher). About 100… Continue reading
Owning an old warbird is not all about showing it off at flying events and, as Maverick said, “Buzzing the tower.” There’s lots of mechanical… Continue reading
Getting the gun camera and gun sight to point in exactly the right direction was important on a WWII fighter. Here’s how they did it… Continue reading
