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DARPA's CRANE program is building the X-65, a demonstrator jet designed to achieve full three-axis flight control with no external moving surfaces whatsoever.
VectorThe in-flight diversion trips up more private pilot checkride candidates than almost any other cross-country task - here's the exact 90-second sequence to own it.
PatternAn F-117A Nighthawk is being donated to the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center, opening in October 2026 - the 16th example of the type placed on public display.
TowerSecretary of the Air Force Troy Meink officially named the FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury, marking a new era of autonomous combat aviation alongside crewed fighters.
TowerThe FAA replaced text-format AIRMETs with graphical G-AIRMETs in 2022 - here's what that means for your preflight weather briefing and checkride.
PatternHoneywell's IntuVue RDR-4000 phased array radar scans complete weather volumes instantly, eliminating tilt management and adding Doppler turbulence detection.
VectorThe impossible turn kills pilots who decide in the moment - here's the pre-takeoff brief that puts the decision where it belongs: on the ground.
PatternThe Lady Be Good, a WWII B-24 Liberator, was found intact in the Sahara 16 years after a faulty radio compass led its crew to bail out 240 miles inside the desert.
TaildraggerNASA's X-59 QueSST is a purpose-built scientific instrument designed to challenge the 53-year-old FAA regulation that has blocked commercial supersonic flight over the American interior.
VectorThe National Championship Air Races return to Roswell, New Mexico for year two with Sport and Unlimited classes joining five returning divisions for a full seven-class program.
TowerBuild a complete navigation log, fly pilotage checkpoints, and apply dead reckoning - the foundational skills every GPS-era student must master before checkride.
PatternThe XB-70 Valkyrie - America's only Mach-3 strategic bomber - was cancelled by McNamara, lost one airframe in a midair collision, and survives today in Dayton.
TaildraggerTextron Aviation and Merlin have unveiled an autonomous concept version of the Cessna SkyCourier that could fly military resupply missions without a pilot onboard.
TowerThe power-on stall demands active rudder discipline throughout the entire entry - not just at the break - to counter left-turning tendencies and satisfy ACS standards.
PatternRNP-AR approaches use curved flight paths and real-time accuracy monitoring to land at mountain airports no conventional ILS could ever reach.
VectorA Russian drone struck a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border reportedly carrying Boris Johnson, exposing precision drone capabilities that challenge civil aviation's core threat assumptions.
TowerSierra Space's Dream Chaser traces its runway-landing design to 1960s Edwards AFB lifting body research, representing over 60 years of aerodynamic reentry development.
VectorThe transient ramp runs on an unwritten code - crew cars, pilot lounges, and a culture of generosity that defines small airport life across America.
RampThe F4U Corsair was rejected by the U.S. Navy for carrier operations in 1942, then became one of WWII's most lethal fighters - and stayed in combat through Korea.
TaildraggerDecode the winds aloft forecast correctly and use groundspeed math and temperature data to select cruise altitudes - not gut feeling.
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