The Hangar Aug 25, 2026The Schneider Trophy, the Supermarine S Six B, and the Air Race That Gave Birth to the SpitfireThe Schneider Trophy seaplane races of the 1920s and 1930s directly produced the engineering breakthroughs that made the Supermarine Spitfire - and Britain's survival in 1940 - possible.Taildragger
ATIS Jul 31, 2026Rolls-Royce Says It Has Effectively Eliminated AOG Delays on Its Civil Engine FleetRolls-Royce says it has effectively eliminated AOG delays across its civil engine fleet - here's what that claim means for pilots.Tower
Cleared Direct Jul 27, 2026Spirit of Innovation, the Rolls-Royce Electric Record-Setter, and the Three Hundred Eighty-Seven Mile-an-Hour Run That Made a Battery Airplane the Fastest of Its KindHow the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation hit 387.4 mph to become the world's fastest all-electric aircraft - and what it proved.Vector
The Hangar Jun 2, 2026Charles Rolls and the first nonstop double crossing of the English Channel on June second, nineteen tenOn June 2, 1910, Charles Rolls completed the first nonstop round-trip flight across the English Channel - and died flying 39 days later.Taildragger