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The 1973 Tu-144 crash at the Paris Air Show killed 14 people and effectively ended the Soviet supersonic airliner program.
TaildraggerThe 1968 XB-70 Valkyrie mid-air collision killed two pilots during a routine GE publicity photo shoot over the Mojave Desert.
TaildraggerZulu time is the NATO phonetic designation for the UTC+0 time zone, giving aviation a single universal clock.
TowerIn 1959, Marine pilot William Rankin ejected at 47,000 feet and survived 40 minutes inside a thunderstorm.
TaildraggerZeroAvia's hydrogen fuel cell powertrain bypasses aviation's battery weight problem to target 300-700 nautical mile regional routes.
VectorOn May 4, 1930, Amy Johnson became the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia in a secondhand biplane with just 75 hours in her logbook.
TaildraggerATR dominates the turboprop regional market with 75% share, and rising fuel costs and sustainability mandates are making its case stronger than ever.
TowerBeta Technologies is building both electric aircraft and charging infrastructure simultaneously, a strategy that sets it apart in the crowded eVTOL market.
VectorLearn to decode a METAR step by step using a real-world example, from station ID to remarks.
PatternElectra's blown-lift hybrid-electric aircraft needs just 150 feet to take off, potentially turning any flat surface into a runway.
VectorCaptain Eric 'Winkle' Brown flew 487 aircraft types and made 2,407 carrier landings, records no pilot will likely ever break.
TaildraggerFAR 91.119 sets minimum safe altitudes in three parts: emergency landing capability, 1,000 feet over congested areas, and 500 feet elsewhere.
PatternLearn how to pick VFR cross-country checkpoints that are actually visible from cruise altitude instead of landmarks that disappear.
PatternSouthwest Airlines gave a Spirit Airlines captain an honorary retirement flight after Spirit's closure canceled his final farewell.
TowerTangier Island's tiny airstrip offers pilots the best crab cakes in aviation and a vanishing Chesapeake Bay community worth visiting now.
RampThe Avidyne IFD550 offers a compelling alternative to Garmin's GPS navigators with slide-in GNS530 compatibility and lower total install cost.
VectorThe true story of an F-106 Delta Dart that recovered from an unrecoverable flat spin and landed itself in a Montana wheat field in 1970.
TaildraggerNew Zealand's Avspecs and the UK's People's Mosquito project are rebuilding the legendary WWII wooden fighter-bomber from scratch.
TaildraggerUse the three-gate decision system to manage go/no-go choices on cross-country flights and avoid the VFR-into-IMC trap.
PatternThe 2011 Galloping Ghost crash at Reno killed 11 people and ultimately ended unlimited air racing at Stead Airport.
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