Tag: Aviation History

Spartan Aircraft at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum

Explore the legacy of Spartan Aircraft and Spartan College at the Tulsa Air and Space…

Vasili Yanchenko: The Imperial Russian Air Service and the War on the Eastern Front

A profile of Vasili Yanchenko, a 16-victory Russian World War I flying ace whose bold…

Grounded Dreams: Supermarine Type 545 – The Mach 1.3 Interceptor Frozen in Time

The Supermarine Type 545 was designed as a Mach 1.3 crescent-wing interceptor, but political fallout…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell HSL

On March 3, 1953, the Bell HSL anti-submarine helicopter made its first flight, marking an…

Aces of the Great War: Georges Madon – The 41 Victories of France’s Strategic Ace

Profile of French World War I ace Georges Madon, who scored 41 confirmed victories and…

Grounded Dreams: The EADS Mako – Europe’s Lost High-Performance Trainer

Why EADS’ supersonic Mako jet trainer, powered by the F414 engine, never advanced beyond mock-ups…

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Dassault Super Mystère

The Dassault Super Mystère first flew on March 2, 1955, becoming Western Europe’s first mass-produced…

Flight Test Files: Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer – Mastering the High-Speed Sink Rate

The Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer evolved from the F4D Skyray into a Mach 1.5 interceptor before…

Aces of the Great War: Erich Loewenhardt – The Yellow Peril of the German Air Service

Erich Loewenhardt was Germany’s third-highest scoring World War I ace with 54 victories. Flying the…

Grounded Dreams: How the Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk Pushed Helicopter Design Too Far, Too Soon

The Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk was a fast, experimental attack helicopter that pushed design limits but…