The nineteen fifty-two Farnborough disaster and the de Havilland DH one ten that changed airshow safety forever
The 1952 Farnborough airshow disaster killed 31 people and fundamentally transformed airshow safety rules worldwide.
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The Pentagon declares the F-35's Technology Refresh Three upgrade predominantly unusable
The Pentagon's testing office declared the F-35's Technology Refresh Three upgrade predominantly unusable, raising questions about the program's future.
TowerThe Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino and the rarest flyable warbirds in America
The Planes of Fame Airshow at Chino features the world's rarest flyable warbirds, including the only airworthy Japanese Zero with an original Sakae engine.
RampThe short field landing on the checkride and the aim point you keep floating past
Fix the most common short field landing mistakes before your private pilot checkride with these precision approach techniques.
PatternThe sun dropping below the horizon on your first long cross-country and the daylight you didn't budget for
Learn how to handle fading daylight on a VFR cross-country by setting time hard decks and making smart diversion decisions.
PatternThe Supernal S-A2 and Hyundai's bet that cars and air taxis are built the same way
Hyundai's Supernal S-A2 leverages automotive manufacturing scale to tackle eVTOL's hardest problem — building air taxis affordably.
VectorThe winds and temperatures aloft forecast and the numbers that tell you what is waiting at your cruise altitude before you leave the ground
Learn to decode the winds and temperatures aloft forecast to pick smarter altitudes, plan accurate fuel burns, and make better go/no-go decisions.
PatternAmelia Earhart lands in Ireland and becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic on May twenty-first, nineteen thirty-two
On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, landing in Ireland after nearly 15 harrowing hours.
TaildraggerArt Scholl and the flat spin over the Pacific that Top Gun never showed you
Art Scholl, the aerobatic master and aerial cinematographer, died in a flat spin over the Pacific while filming Top Gun in 1985.
TaildraggerBob Timm and John Cook and the sixty-four days they kept a Cessna one seventy-two airborne over Las Vegas
In 1959, Bob Timm and John Cook set an unbroken endurance flight record of 64 days in a Cessna 172 over Las Vegas.
TaildraggerBoeing's thirty stored triple-seven X jets and the rework nightmare before delivery
Boeing has thirty stored 777X jets requiring extensive rework before delivery, adding pressure to a program already years behind schedule.
TowerDecoding the TAF and the terminal forecast that tells you what the airport will look like when you get there
Learn how to read a TAF line by line, from wind and visibility to critical change groups that reveal what weather awaits at your destination.
PatternDelta Air Lines eyes a premium-heavy return to LAX-London Heathrow
Delta plans to restart LAX-London Heathrow service with 70% premium seating, signaling a major shift in long-haul airline economics.
TowerEtihad bets big on Paris with double A three eighty service this summer
Etihad doubles A380 service to Paris with triple-daily flights, betting on slot efficiency and strong Gulf-Europe demand.
TowerHeart Aerospace and the ES-thirty hybrid-electric regional airliner being built in Sweden
Heart Aerospace's ES-30 hybrid-electric airliner could cut regional airline fuel costs by up to 70% with entry into service targeted around 2028-2029.
VectorHollywood Burbank gets a new terminal and the bigger jets are coming with it
Hollywood Burbank Airport opens a new 14-gate terminal in fall 2026, designed to handle larger narrowbody jets like the 737 MAX 10 and A321neo.
TowerHurricane R four one eighteen and the Battle of Britain veteran pulled from India and restored to fly again
Hurricane R4118, a Battle of Britain combat veteran with 49 sorties, was recovered from India and restored to airworthy condition.
TaildraggerJetZero and the blended wing body that could cut fuel burn in half by twenty thirty-five
JetZero is building a full-scale blended wing body aircraft that could cut fuel burn by 50%, backed by $235M in Air Force funding.
VectorLeaning the mixture in cruise and the fuel you are wasting because nobody showed you how
Learn when and how to lean the mixture in cruise flight to save fuel, protect your engine, and fly by the book.
PatternRegent Craft and the Viceroy seaglider that flies inches above the ocean on electric power
Regent Craft's Viceroy seaglider uses ground effect flight over water to solve electric aviation's biggest problem: battery range.
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