Tag: Aviation History

Grounded Dreams: Boeing XB-15 – The Giant That Outgrew Its Engines

Boeing XB-15, a 1930s “super bomber,” set payload records but was canceled due to low…

Building the Impossible: Inside the Westland Whirlwind Fighter Project

he Westland Whirlwind Fighter Project continues its remarkable progress, with new updates from Matt Bearman…

Flight Test Files: KC-135 Stratotanker – Microgravity Research and the “Vomit Comet” Legacy

The KC-135 Stratotanker, in service since 1956, remains a key US refueling aircraft and supported…

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Canary BuNo 2582

A detailed look at the Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Canary, tracing its development, Coast Guard…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin

April 5, 1959 marked the first flight of the Aero L-29 Delfin, a Czech-built jet…

Flight Test Files: Grumman X-29 – Harnessing the Strength of Aero Tailored Composites

NASA’s X-29 tested forward-swept wings and digital fly-by-wire control, advancing unstable aircraft design and high-angle…

Grounded Dreams: Curtiss XF15C – The Mixed Power Mismatch

The Curtiss XF15C mixed-propulsion fighter combined piston and jet engines but was cancelled as pure…

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer

Explore the rare Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer through Randy Malmstrom’s detailed look at one of only…

Collings Foundation’s F-100F Super Sabre Returns to Flight at Ellington Field

One of only two airworthy North American F-100F Super Sabres in the world has returned…

John Travolta’s Boeing 707 Heading to HARS in Australia

John Travolta’s former Boeing 707, donated to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society in 2017, is…