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Hurricane R4118 flew 49 combat sorties in 1940, vanished to India for decades, and was restored to flight in 2004 as one of warbird aviation's most documented recoveries.
TaildraggerOn June 14, 1919, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown completed the first nonstop transatlantic flight - eight years before Lindbergh, in a converted bomber with failed instruments.
TaildraggerNTSB investigators are focusing on pitch trim configuration and a non-functioning cockpit voice recorder in the fatal 2025 Philadelphia Learjet air ambulance crash.
TowerNTSB Vice Chairman Thomas Graham retires October 2, dropping the safety board to its three-member legal minimum with no confirmed replacement in sight.
TowerHow R.J. Mitchell's decade of Schneider Trophy racing produced the design language that made the Spitfire Britain's defining fighter of World War II.
TaildraggerThe FAA has issued proposed special conditions for Skyryse's fly-by-wire retrofit of the Robinson R66, forcing a fundamental question: can pilots safely fly without mechanical feedback?
TowerCatalina's Airport in the Sky (KAVX) rewards the 26-mile Pacific crossing with ridge-top runway drama, roaming bison, and aviation's best buffalo burger.
RampThe base-to-final stall kills certificated pilots every year - here's the physics behind the skidding turn and how to train yourself out of the habit that triggers it.
PatternCFM International's RISE program targets more than 20% better fuel burn by eliminating the nacelle entirely, marking the most fundamental rethink of commercial jet propulsion in decades.
VectorWhy the 'impossible turn' kills pilots who don't have the altitude for it, what the research says you actually need, and how a pre-takeoff briefing turns a crisis into a pre-made decision.
PatternMaster the four-part callup formula and readback rules that make student pilots sound professional on any aviation radio frequency.
PatternThe Gee Bee R-1 won the 1932 Thompson Trophy at 252.6 mph - and its story reveals how civilian air racing built the foundation for WWII combat aviation.
TaildraggerSaab's Gripen F two-seat fighter completed its maiden flight in Linköping, a milestone that closes out Brazil's decade-long fighter acquisition and offers lessons in efficient aircraft design.
TowerThe FAA's LADD program lets pilots block their aircraft from public tracking platforms - but independent receiver networks operate outside those rules.
VectorThe Stratolaunch Roc - the world's widest aircraft at 385 feet - has found its mission as a reusable hypersonic test platform after pivoting away from orbital launch.
VectorThe TBM 960's certified autothrottle - the first in a single-engine turboprop - signals a turning point in how cockpit automation manages the demands of single-pilot IFR flight.
VectorThe 2022 Tecnam P2010 TDI makes a compelling case for diesel piston ownership with Jet-A fuel, 900+ nm range, and factory Garmin G1000 NXi avionics.
TowerTemporary Flight Restrictions travel with presidents, appear near wildfires, and ring every major stadium - here's how to find them and stay legal.
PatternThe 332nd Fighter Group flew over 15,000 combat sorties in WWII, built an exceptional bomber escort record, and dismantled the official Army doctrine that said Black men were unfit to fly.
TaildraggerTrump's executive order creating a 120-day Space Academy commission has direct implications for the aerospace workforce pipeline and FAA airspace management.
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