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 – …
Aerospace
V-1600: The Carrier-Capable F-16 That Wasn’t
Most aviation buffs know the story of how the General Dynamics YF-16 was chosen by the Air Force over …
V-E Day Commemorated by Warbird Flyover
Today, on Victory in Europe, or V-E Day, beginning just after 12:00 PM, a massive flyover of 15 successive formations …
Commemorative Air Force Squadron Honors Military Heritage
If you’ve never seen a TBM Avenger torpedo bomber belching smoke, revving up to full power and getting ready to …
NASA Begins Celebrating NACA Centenary | A Century of Innovation, Exploration, and Discovery in Flight and Space
Today, NASA and the global aerospace community will commence celebrating the centennial of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), …
Germany’s First Jet Fighter: The He 280
Could Nazi Germany have gotten a jet fighter into combat much earlier than it did? What if the Reich …
Book Review – Flying Warbirds: An Illustrated Profile of the Flying Heritage Collection’s Rare WWII-Era Aircraft
Dozens of coffee table books covering vintage aircraft have been published, and most of those dozens concentrate on vintage warbirds. …
Vultee XP-54: Back to the Drawing Board
It would be unthinkable today, but during World War II the burgeoning U.S. aircraft industry was able to design, develop, …
Book Review – Area 51
There can be little doubt that Area 51 is the most famous secret site on the planet. Still unacknowledged by …
The XF-85 Goblin
The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was the only American aircraft designed on the drawing board as a “parasite” fighter – meant …