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GE’s New 747 Flying Testbed Colors

GE’s New 747 Flying Testbed Colors

General Electric’s new Boeing 747-400 flying testbed has been delivered to Evergreen Aviation Technologies (EGAT) in Taiwan for installation of data racks, instrumentation wiring and instrumentation equipment. The aircraft is also scheduled to undergo wing structural modifications during the second half of the year in readiness for its first test flights in 2014. The 747 […]
On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History

1886 – Birth of Glenn L. Martin, American aviation pioneer and founder of the Glenn L. Martin Co. 1920 – The Venezuelan Air Force is formed, with a flying school at Maracay. 1934 – First flight of the Fairey Swordfish, later used by the Royal Navy to help cripple the German battleship Bismarck. 1973 –Federal Express, later known as FedEx, delivers its first […]
Houston’s CAF Wing to Hold Open House

Houston’s CAF Wing to Hold Open House

Those big, old airplanes with the mighty round engines will be flying again this weekend at West Houston Airport’s Hangar B-5 as the Houston Wing of The Commemorative Air Force presents its 2013 Open House on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can get an up-close view and hear the noise […]
The World’s 5 Finest Military Museums

The World’s 5 Finest Military Museums

Two of the top five military museums recently ranked by Maxim (you know, that well-known historical journal that only looks like a men’s magazine?) will interest aviation buffs: England’s Imperial War Museum and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (whose Republic P-47D Thunderbolt “Five by Five” is shown above), located in Dayton, Ohio. […]
Formation Flying without an Airplane?

Formation Flying without an Airplane?

Wow! Check out these intrepid Base Jumpers that stretch low-level and formation flight to the very limit! Amazing! Phoenix-Fly – The Need 4 Speed – Mountain Trails from Phoenix Fly on Vimeo.
Last Toast for the Doolittle Raiders

Last Toast for the Doolittle Raiders

This week marks the 71st anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan. Of the 80 men who took off in their North American B-25 Mitchell bombers from an aircraft carrier far off the coast of Japan, only four now remain. Three of the four are meeting this week in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., not far […]
Rare B-17 Gun Turret on eBay

Rare B-17 Gun Turret on eBay

If you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of the famed Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, here’s your chance. The Stockton (Calif.) Field Aviation Museum and Vintage Aircraft are offering a B-17 gun turret on eBay and part of the proceeds will go toward the restoration of the museum’s flying 1945 Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon. Here’s a […]
On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History

1912 – Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly the English Channel. 1913 – First contest for the Schneider Trophy. Maurice Prévost wins in a Deperdussin monoplane, completing the 28 circuits of the 6.2-mile course with an average speed of 45.75 mph. 1935 – A Pan Am Sikorsky S-42 makes the first airline flight from the continental U.S. to Hawaii; it takes two days. 1956 – U.S. Navy […]
Cessna Rolls Out First New Citation X

Cessna Rolls Out First New Citation X

Cessna Aircraft rolled out the first production copy of the new Citation X Monday at its Wichita, Kan., manufacturing facility, to the applause of some 200 Cessna employees. The upgraded twinjet was first announced at the 2010 National Business Aircraft Association Convention. At the event, CEO Scott Ernest crowned the new Citation X, with a top speed […]
California Pilot Aims to Set World Record Flight

California Pilot Aims to Set World Record Flight

Jack Wiegand is not your typical 20-year-old. It’s safe to say the Bullard High (Fresno, Calif.) grad has loftier goals than most people his age. “Starting May first I’m going to attempt to be the youngest person to solo an airplane around the world,” Wiegand said. In a little more than two weeks Jack is hoping […]
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