PinnedSuren RatwatteThe Lockheed Constellation — last of the great propeller airlinersLockheed’s Super Constellation, officially designated the Model 1049, is aviation’s equivalent of the clipper ship. Like one of those…Sep 20, 20212Sep 20, 20212
PinnedSuren RatwatteThe world’s safest aircraft?Airline travel, as enthusiasts know and passengers accept unthinkingly, is the safest means of transportation in the history of mankind…Oct 18, 20202Oct 18, 20202
PinnedSuren RatwatteThe Douglas DC-3 — the aircraft that changed the worldCall it the DC-3, C-47, Dakota, Gooney Bird, Old Fatso or simply Doug. Nakajima of Japan produced it under license as the L2D - code-named…Jun 9, 2021Jun 9, 2021
Suren RatwatteVickers’ Alliterative Flying Family — Part 3The Second World War ground to a halt in Europe in the Spring of 1945. Large swathes of the world had been destroyed. Millions of people…Feb 93Feb 93
Suren RatwatteVickers’ Alliterative Flying Family — Part 2As war clouds gathered over Europe, Vickers (as we know) was already in the arms manufacturing business. The aviation department was…Feb 5Feb 5
Suren RatwatteVickers’ Alliterative Flying FamilyVickers, Sons & Company, originally based in Sheffield in the north of England’s industrial heartland, specialized in casting church bells…Feb 3Feb 3
Suren RatwatteAir Bridge to JaffnaPropliners Guest Column by Capt. G.A. FernandoOct 26, 2022Oct 26, 2022
Suren RatwattePropliners Guest Column:Flying the DC-3/C47 with the SAAF by John CawoodAug 10, 2021Aug 10, 2021
