How do you convert an old cockpit instrument into a clock? Easy: just build a circuit that convinces it it’s in the air, and the rest will take care of itself. Now obviously, little about ...

In designing a heavily-armed yet aerodynamic aircraft, one of Supermarine's most important considerations was that of material and form factor. The approach was to limit sharp angles and to ...

As a five year-old I regularly visited my widowed Grandma and I used to wind the clock up for her; it has precious memories. It is an interesting memento of the war and the Spitfire, which ...

Joy Lofthouse was admittedly nervous when she buckled her helmet and climbed into the cockpit of a Spitfire. "I’m not as confident as I [was] when I used to fly them alone when I was young," she ...