Tag: Africa

• Short Skyvan – Part Five – Glide Like A Brick

  

  One can only imagine what the situation would be if one or both of the engines of the Short Skyvan quit working. It is bad enough when one of the four engines of a big airliner powers down – or when one of the military engines on a Nimrod needs to be stopped. In the…

  Dick Stein

  October 12, 2026

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, History, research

  Africa, Canada, Short

• Ruritania Poste – Part Five B – RT-AFR

  

  Purists amongst the aviation game may wonder at the slight anhedral exhibited by RT-AFR …the new SM.79 that Ruritania Poste has added to the African mail route. The answer is simple. The Savoia Marchetti is depressed. Wartime service for the Italians and now having to fly over cannibals and savage lions of post-war Africa …and…

  Dick Stein

  February 12, 2022

  1:72 scale, airliner, Civil aircraft, Colour Schemes, design, Italian aircraft, Model Airplane, Painting, Ruritanian Aircraft

  Africa, Ruritania Poste, Savoia marchetti