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The Royal Navy launched a strike drone from a small research vessel underway in June 2026, demonstrating that offensive aviation no longer requires a carrier.
TowerOn December 14, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the first nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager, covering 25,000 miles in nine days.
TaildraggerThe F4U Corsair went from Navy reject to one of WWII's most feared fighters - built around a massive engine, refined by Marines, and flying combat missions into 1969.
TaildraggerWiley Post used a $1,800 workers' comp settlement to learn to fly, then circled the globe twice, discovered the jet stream, and invented the pressure suit.
TaildraggerOn July 17, 1938, Douglas Corrigan flew from New York to Ireland on a flight plan filed for Los Angeles - and spent 57 years insisting it was a compass error.
TaildraggerThe FBO crew car - a loaner vehicle handed over on nothing but trust - is one of general aviation's most enduring and underappreciated traditions.
RampOn July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanished over the Pacific during their final approach to Howland Island - a radio failure that aviation still learns from today.
TaildraggerFuel mismanagement is a leading cause of GA engine failures - learn the difference between exhaustion and starvation, and build the habits that prevent both.
PatternEmirates' new 56-seat premium economy cabin is one inch wider than Singapore Airlines' - and Singapore can't close that gap because the A380's fuselage won't allow it.
TowerLearn to decode every group in a METAR report - from report type to remarks - and understand what each element means for your go or no-go decision.
PatternMoose Creek Ranger Station in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is one of the most remote and demanding backcountry GA airstrips in the continental United States.
RampA 2026 pay comparison of Army Warrant Officer and Air Force commissioned pilots reveals near-identical starting pay but diverging mid-career earnings driven by bonuses and civilian exit value.
TowerFADEC gives a computer complete authority over your engine - understanding its failure modes is as critical as knowing its benefits.
VectorReaction Engines' SABRE engine solved the core thermodynamic barrier to air-breathing orbital flight - and the proof survived the company that built it.
VectorA shrinking list of airlines still offer economy amenity kits in 2026 - and which carriers make the cut reveals a lot about competitive strategy at altitude.
TowerLearn how to execute an in-flight diversion with confidence - from pre-flight alternate planning to the five-step process that keeps your options open when weather turns.
PatternThe U.S. Air Force is roughly 1,000 fighter pilots short, and a $50,000 retention bonus isn't closing the gap against airline salaries topping $400,000.
TowerFAR 91.151 sets a 30-minute day VFR fuel reserve as a legal floor, not a planning target - understanding the difference is what separates safe pilots from accident statistics.
PatternTest photos of the B-21 Raider reveal a speed brake design that appears decoupled from yaw control - a meaningful departure from the B-2 Spirit's approach.
TowerThe FAA's 2017 ACS rewrite changed slow flight from a sustained stall horn maneuver to flying precisely at the edge of the warning system - here's what that means for your checkride.
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