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Grounded Dreams: Sukhoi P-1 – The Soviet Radar Interceptor Killed By Engine Failures
The Sukhoi P-1 was an ambitious Soviet interceptor prototype that never entered production after key…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Aero Vodochody L-159 ALCA
Explore the history of the Aero Vodochody L-159 ALCA, a Czech light combat aircraft that…
F-51s vs UFOs
by Stephen Chapis In the early months of modern Ufology, a pair of Air National…
Masters Of The Air Has Finally Started Production
“Masters of the Air,” the third installment of the Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks-led trilogy…
National Air and Space Museum, Remembering Michael Collins
While we don't normally mark the passing of aviation luminaries... it's hard not to pay…
INTO THE THIN AIR: F-104 Starfighter World Altitude Records
By Stephen Chapis When Lockheed Skunk Works unveiled the XF-104 in 1954, it possessed out…
Remembering Operation El Dorado Canyon: 35th Anniversary
Capt Gregory Ball, USAFR, Ph.D. Since the 1960s, the relationship between the United States and…
Vostok 1: 60th Anniversary of Historic First Human Spaceflight
Sixty years ago Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space – and…
‘The Right Stuff’ Canceled at Disney+, Series Looking for a New Home
The Right Stuff television series, based on the 1979 book of the same name by…
Bunker 27 Announces Plans to Open Four New Store Locations in 2021
Advertorial* PRESS RELEASE - Bunker 27, a leading provider of licensed, military themed apparel and…
NACA “Century Series” Fleet In Flight
For those of us who love aviation history, there is a special reminiscence associated with…
Texas Raiders One-Wheel Tribute
By Kevin "K5" Michels, edited by Stephen Chapis Following his previous article about the evolution of…
AirCorps Aviation – North American Aviation Drawings Cache – Progress Update
It has been about a year since we reported on the major revelation that many…
Your Stories: An Accidental Witness
Your Stories is a collection of memories sent by our readers and readopted as article…
The “Tell Me How” Ode to Flight. A New Classic?
Pilots the world over know the wonderful ode to flight written in the 1940s called…
Pilot Report: The Night Looping
Pilot Report is a collection of flying experiences sent by our readers and readopted as…
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