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Grounded Dreams: Boeing Model 221 Monomail – The All Metal Streamline Radical Born Before Variable Pitch
The Boeing Model 221 Monomail pioneered streamlined, all-metal aircraft design, but limited engine technology and…
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…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Douglas Cloudster II
On March 12, 1947, the Douglas Cloudster II made its first flight, testing an unusual…
Randy’s Vintage Profiles: Stinson Model O
Discover the story of the rare 1933 Stinson Model O, a once-lost military trainer recreated…
Today In Aviation History: Avro 652 Begins Service with Imperial Airways
On March 11, 1935, the Avro 652 entered passenger service with Imperial Airways, a small…
Flight Test Files Northrop T-38 Talon – The Chase Plane That Saw It All
How the T-38 Talon became America’s first supersonic trainer, shaping USAF pilot training and NASA…
Grounded Dreams: The Nakajima G8N Renzan – The Imperial Mountain That Never Rose
Japan’s late-war G8N Renzan heavy bomber rivaled Allied designs but was canceled in 1945 amid…
Today In Aviation History: First Night Flight Achieved
On March 10, 1910, French aviator Émile Aubrun completed the world’s first night flight in…
The Mustang and the Merlin
The story of how British innovation and American production combined to create the Merlin-powered P-51…
Early Aviation Photography from the Career of Carlo Francesco Lombardi to Be Auctioned on March 11
A rare collection of early aviation glass lantern slides documenting Italian aviator Carlo Francesco Lombardi’s…
Grounded Dreams: Ikarus 451 – The Supersonic Mirage of the Prone-Pilot Fighter
The Ikarus 451 tested a prone pilot position to improve G-force tolerance, but breathing issues…
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Dassault Mirage 4000
On March 9, 1979, the Dassault Mirage 4000 made its first flight. The twin-engine prototype…
Aces of the Great War: Werner Voss – The Face of the Fokker Triplane
The story of Werner Voss, the German World War I ace who scored 48 victories…
Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3
A detailed Warbird Profile tracing the complex history of the Museum of Flight’s Messerschmitt Bf…
Grounded Dreams: The Piper PA-48 Enforcer – The Final Evolution of a WWII Icon
The PA-48 Enforcer revived the P-51 Mustang as a turboprop COIN aircraft, but despite strong…
Today In Aviation History: Raymonde de Laroche Becomes World’s First Licensed Woman Pilot
On March 8, 1910, Raymonde de Laroche became the world’s first licensed woman pilot, earning…
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