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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Beechcraft Model 34 Twin-Quad
Learn about the Beechcraft Model 34 Twin-Quad, the innovative postwar commuter aircraft that first flew…
Aces: John Stanley Chick – How A Royal Engineer Became A Bristol Fighter Legend
WWI ace John Stanley Chick scored all 16 of his aerial victories in just four…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Microjet 200
Learn about the Microjet 200, an innovative French light jet trainer that first flew on…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Katherine Johnson – Math Genius of NASA
Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped send astronauts into orbit and to the…
Grounded Dreams: Doak VZ-4 – How The First Hovering Plane Lost Its Wings
The Doak VZ-4 was an experimental VTOL aircraft that successfully transitioned from vertical to horizontal…
Grounded Dreams: Gulfstream Peregrine 600 – The Luxury Jet Maker’s Failed Military Trainer
The Gulfstream Peregrine 600 was an experimental military trainer developed from the American Hustler prototype.…
Today In Aviation History: First Untethered Vertical Flight of the Yakovlev Yak-36
Discover the story of the Yakovlev Yak-36, the Soviet Union's pioneering VTOL jet, which achieved…
Boneyard Files: Grumman F-11 Tiger – The Supersonic Naval Pioneer Abandoned In The Desert
The Grumman F-11 Tiger was a supersonic US Navy carrier fighter known for its sleek…
Aces of the Great War: Godwin Brumowski – Top WWI Ace of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Godwin Brumowski was the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s top-scoring WWI ace, claiming 35 victories on the Italian…
Grounded Dreams: North American F-107 – The Canceled Mach Two Jet
The North American F-107 was a Mach 2 tactical fighter-bomber developed as an advanced successor…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Fokker F.XXXVI
Learn about the Fokker F.XXXVI, the largest airliner built by Fokker, which first flew on…
Pioneers of Aeronautical Engineering: Lewis Rodert and the Battle Against Icing
Lewis Rodert pioneered aircraft anti-icing research at NACA and developed one of the first successful…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Grumman A-6E Intruder
Explore the history of Grumman A-6E Intruder BuNo 158794, a combat veteran of the Gulf…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Burnelli RB-1
Discover the Burnelli RB-1, the experimental lifting-body airliner that first flew in 1921 and challenged…
The Officer Who Could Have Thwarted the Attack on Pearl Harbor…But Didn’t
The story of Kermit Tyler, the officer at Pearl Harbor who dismissed a critical radar…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Beriev Be-10
Learn about the Beriev Be-10, the Soviet Union's jet-powered flying boat patrol bomber that first…
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