Every article from Radio Hangar - aviation history, technology analysis, flight training, destinations, and news.
On January 26, 1990, the SR-71 Blackbird set a transcontinental speed record of 2,124 mph on its final flight before retiring to the Smithsonian.
TaildraggerR.J. Mitchell designed the Spitfire's iconic elliptical wing from a decade of Schneider Trophy racing, completing the prototype while dying of cancer at 42.
TaildraggerA VFR flight plan starts a SAR clock that triggers a search if you don't check in - here's how the system works and the three-step habit every student needs.
PatternSix people died when a Piper PA-46 JetProp DLX crashed over Wisconsin in icing conditions - what the evidence suggests and what every pilot needs to know.
TowerVOR navigation remains essential in the GPS era - knowing how to read a CDI needle correctly is what separates prepared IFR pilots from those chasing a magenta line that no longer works.
TowerZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric Dornier 228 test flights demonstrate why energy density physics makes batteries alone insufficient for zero-emission regional aviation.
VectorACAS X replaces TCAS's decades-old fixed lookup tables with real-time dynamic programming, cutting nuisance alerts and extending collision avoidance to unmanned aircraft.
VectorAireon's network of 66 Iridium NEXT satellites closed a decades-old oceanic surveillance gap, giving controllers real-time ADS-B coverage over every ocean on Earth.
VectorAOPA has taken the Andover-Aeroflex Airport tenant eviction fight to New Jersey's governor, invoking federal grant assurance obligations that protect based pilots nationwide.
TowerAOPA is opposing Mesa's revised landing fee proposal at Falcon Field (KFFZ), warning it threatens traffic, FBO viability, and federal grant compliance.
TowerAvidyne pioneered the glass cockpit, georeferenced approach charts, datalink weather, and stability autopilots that define modern GA - here's how those firsts got certified.
TowerBoeing delivered 475 commercial aircraft in the first nine months of 2026, an 8% year-over-year increase, as the 737 MAX leads a closely watched production recovery.
TowerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew a fragile Wright biplane 3,200 miles across America in 84 days, surviving 60-plus crashes to prove a continent could be crossed by air.
TaildraggerContinuation bias is the cognitive trap that fills NTSB accident reports - here's how to build a system against it before you leave the ground.
PatternLearn how to calculate density altitude and use your POH performance charts before every hot-weather departure - a skill that directly affects takeoff safety.
PatternDon Sheldon completed over 6,000 glacier landings in Alaska's Ruth Amphitheater across 27 years, defining what safe, disciplined bush flying looks like in the world's most demanding terrain.
TaildraggerFAR 91.205 sets the minimum required instruments and equipment for VFR flight, with distinct lists for day and night that carry critical nuances beyond what the mnemonic teaches.
PatternFAR 91.213 gives pilots a four-question test to determine whether an aircraft can legally fly with an inoperative instrument or piece of equipment.
PatternFlak-Bait, a Martin B-26 Marauder, flew 202 combat missions in WWII - more than any other Allied aircraft - and carries over 1,000 patches as proof.
TaildraggerFrank Luke Jr. compiled 18 aerial kills in 17 days in WWI, earning Eddie Rickenbacker's declaration that he was the greatest individual fighter of the entire war.
Taildragger