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The Best Aircraft Design Programs and Resources for Students

Digitization of the design and engineering process has severely shortened the development cycle from ideation…

What Were The Best Allied Bombers of World War II?

When it comes to Allied bombers of World War II, there are a few that…

The Main Pros and Cons of Being an Airline Pilot

One of the most beautiful and frequent dreams is to be able to fly. Looking…

Today in Aviation History: USAF Begins to Retire the B-29 Superfortress

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On November 1, 1954, the United…

The Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune Fighter Plane (and Sports Car) Collection

by Jean Pierre Desailly At no other chateau in all of France could you find…

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The North American Aviation NA-73X (P-51 Mustang)

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 26, 1940, at Mines…

This Day in Aviation History: Final Commercial Flight of The British Airways Concorde

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 24, 2003, at 4:05…

This Day in Aviation History: First Flight of The YF-102 Delta Dagger

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 24, 1953, at Edwards…

Your Stories: Who’s Available to Fly in The BT-13 With Col McGee?

Your Stories is a collection of memories sent by our readers and readopted as articles…

Lockheed Martin On The Big Screen

Maverick exceeded Mach 10 when he piloted a conceptual hypersonic aircraft, known as Darkstar, designed…

This Day in Aviation History: First Flight of The YB-49

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 21, 1947, at Northrop…

BBMF Launch a Brand-new Spitfire Simulator Experience

PRESS RELEASE The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire simulator project began in April 2022…

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The Learjet

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 7, 1963,  the first…

AMARG: America’s Strategic Military Aircraft Reserve – New Book by Veronico & Dunn

  New AMARG Book Marks 75th Anniversary of the Boneyard Noted aviation authors Jim Dunn…