Tag: Aviation History
Grounded Dreams: Boeing Skyfox – Reviving the Legacy of the T-33 Shooting Star
Boeing Skyfox aimed to modernize the aging T-33 into a low-cost jet trainer with better…
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…
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…
