Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo—known as spring break for pilots—is just a few weeks away. This year, the annual event in Lakeland, Florida, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. If …
Test pilot Peter Weger makes his maiden flight in the Eurofighter Typhoon on 27 March 1994. (Photo: Eurofighter) The first Eurofighter development aircraft, DA1, performed its maiden flight on …
The silence was deafening. On April 26, 2022, at approximately 11:12 a.m. ET, while in level VFR flight at 2,000 agl and cruising over the nondescript Ohio landscape, 2,000-hour-plus …
An F-2000 of the 10° Gruppo takes off for a morning mission. (All images credit: Stefano D’Urso / The Aviationist) The exercise precedes the deployment of the Typhoon fleet …
There are countless stories of heroics stemming from World War II. The “Greatest Generation” fought battles both in the Pacific and Europe. Many never came home. But thanks to …
Three RAF Typhoon launch in triple formation from RAF Coningsby on Mar. 12, 2024. Display teams aside, triple formation take offs are extremely rare. Here’s one shot recently at …
The history of automotive-based powerplants in general aviation is not a great one. However, in the late 1980s, if anyone was determined to make it work, it was the …
Douglas C-124A Globemaster II 49-244 in January 1951. (Image credit: via Don Wagner) A Desperate Plea for Help. A Terrifying Survival Ordeal. A Bizarre Disappearance, and the Strangest Cold …
The storyteller’s hands fly about, energetically reenacting a disaster aloft. “Wind was whipping all around, and the visibility went to zero! Honest to goodness, I couldn’t see outside for …
XB-1 takes off for the first flight. (Photo: Boom Supersonic) The XB-1 demonstrator provides the foundation for Boom’s supersonic airliner Overture. The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic …
Etiquette is defined as a “customary code of polite behavior among members of a particular profession or group.” Pilots understand that adherence to professional standards is nowhere more critical …
The origins of the Cessna 170 can be traced to a need to convert from military production to civilian airplanes as World War II wound down. Cessna’s then-president, Dwane …
Close-up view of the F-35B and Brembo (image credit: Steven Welch) West Coast F-35B Demonstration Team Debuts New Demo Pilot At Yuma Airshow 2024. With the North America 2024 …
KF-21 prototype (KAI) South Korean police forces have raided KAI’s offices following data leak attempt by Indonesian engineers in January. Following the initial discovery of a data breach last …
No one likes flying in turbulent air. It’s an annoyance to the pilot, requiring constant attention at the controls, and a concern for passengers, tossing to and fro in …