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Mosquito: The Wooden Wonder – History, Restoration & Merlin Engine Start! Nicknamed “The Wooden Wonder,” the de Havilland Mosquito is one of the most revered and innovative aircraft of WWII — a high-speed, multi-role machine built almost entirely of wood. In this episode of History’s Greatest Aircraft, we explore the story of the Mosquito and visit one of the most iconic examples still in existence: the Tony Agar Mosquito at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. -The history and genius of t

The stall turn is one of the simplest yet most graceful aerobatic manoeuvres. The pilot pulls the Grob Tutor up into a vertical climb, holding the nose straight with rudder and careful use of power. As the aircraft slows near the top of the climb and just before it runs out of airspeed, the pilot applies full rudder. This yaws the aircraft around its vertical axis, pivoting the nose through 180 degrees. With the nose now vertical, the Tutor drops smoothly into the dive, regains speed, and pulls