Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan

On February 28, 1949, the Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan completed its first flight, marking France’s return…

Austin Hancock

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Announces 2026 Airshow Season and Special Events

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome has announced its 2026 airshow season running June 20–October 18, featuring weekend…

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Grounded Dreams: The Northrop YB-49 – The Ghostly Ancestor of the Stealth Bomber

The Northrop YB-49 flying wing promised jet-age revolution but fell to instability, tragedy, and politics,…

Kapil Kajal

Aces of the Great War: Roderic Stanley Dallas – The Queensland Ace in British Skies

Roderic Stanley Dallas, Queensland ace in the RAF, combined discipline and aggression to score 39…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Blackburn Firebrand

On February 27, 1942, the Blackburn Firebrand completed its first flight, introducing a Royal Navy…

Austin Hancock

Air Zoo to Host Corporate Engineering Challenge for Young Students on February 28

The Air Zoo will host the 13th annual Corporate Engineering Challenge on February 28, giving…

Amreetam Basu

Flight Test Files: Lockheed P-38 Lightning – Solving the Deadly Mystery of Compressibility

How the P-38’s deadly dive compressibility problem led NACA to unlock transonic physics and pioneer…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: The Northrop XP-79 – The Fighter That Fell Before It Could Fight

The Northrop XP-79 flying wing promised a radical interceptor design, but instability and a fatal…

Kapil Kajal

The Eagle of the Eastern Front: Alexander Kazakov and the Imperial Russian Air Service

Alexander Kazakov was Imperial Russia’s leading fighter ace of World War I, credited with 17…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19

On February 26, 1934, the Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 completed its first flight, marking the debut…

Austin Hancock

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