From NACA to NASA: Blessed from Birth
It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the NACA to the United States, and for that matter, to …
Rotary-Wing Aircraft
Book Review – 365 Aircraft You Must Fly
Robert F. Dorr’s 365 Aircraft You Must Fly is a great introduction to the fascinating variety of civilian and …
Paratus 14:50 Trailer
Paratus 14:50 is an upcoming full-length documentary film telling the story of Hurricane Katrina that most Americans don’t know. While …
Lockheed Martin Acquiring Sikorsky Aircraft
Lockheed Martin announced yesterday in a company press release that it is acquiring Sikorsky Aircraft.
Sikorsky, builder of …
NACA: The Jet Age and Beyond
For survivors of the greatest conflict in history, the brave new post-World War II landscape could not have been …
NACA Beginnings
In hindsight, one of the strangest things about the Wright Brothers’ 1903 flight of a powered, pilot-controlled aircraft over …
U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Strategy Released
On June 17, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft released the U.S. Coast Guard “Cyber Strategy,” which aligns …
NACA: Helping to Win World War II
A few months after the D-Day invasion, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and his son John – …
Congress Concerned About AH/MH-6 Little Bird’s Future
As Congress wrangles over the National Defense Authorization Act, which President Barack Obama has threatened to veto, one of the …
Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Begins Flight Testing
The first of Sikorsky’s two prototype S-97 Raider compound helicopters left the ground for the first time May 22, …