SHORT TAKE-OFF and VERTICAL LANDING F-35B FLIES
BF-01 departs Fort Worth, Texas, at 10:17 a.m. to begin its 44-minute first flight, which ended at 11:01 am CDT. (Photograph courtesy of Lockheed Martin Corporation.)
Flight Journal Podcast – Episode 19 – Storch
Photo by Xavier MÈalPhoto by Jim Koepnick/EAA.Photo courtesy of Jim Busha. Flight Journal Podcast – Episode 19Storch As a follow-up to the Cub versus the Storch article in Augustís issue of Flight Journal, Budd gives us a whimsical account of flying the whimsical Fiesler-Storch, surely the slowest flying aircraft of WWII. Episode 19 – StorchPC […]
The Bridges at Toko-Ri – the rest of the story!
Having flown 100 combat missions during the brutally cold winter of 1950-51 in Korea on the same type of sorties as those described—I can readily understand the situation. The main difference is that we had to land under marginal weather conditions on wet/icy PSP runways but we faced the same flak and 50 cal guns on the […]
Help needed for WW I HQ restoration
Your help is needed to restore this First Aeronautic Detachment HQ back to its original 1917-1918 state.
Flight Journal Podcast – Episode 18 – SpaceShipOne
Flight Journal Podcast – Episode 18SpaceShipOne For a change of pace, this week Budd Davisson takes us into space (in a virtual manner) by flying the SpaceShipOne simulator at SCALED Composites, Rutanís always-innovative-and-surprising aerospace company. Episode 18 – SpaceShipOnePC users – Right click the link above and “save target as” to save to your hard […]
Blackburn Skua Found!
The wreckage of an extremely rare Skua dive bomber has been retrieved from a Norwegian fjord.
The T-37 “Tweet” is Retired
The last flight of the Tweet is finished
Flight Journal Podcast – Episode 17 – T-6 Texan
Flight Journal Podcast – Episode 17T-6 Texan The North American AT-6 Texan set the standard for military trainers and Budd takes on-board for a flight. Episode 17 – T-6 TexanPC users – Right click the link above and “save target as” to save to your hard drive.Mac users – Control+click the link above and “download […]
GENESEO AIRSHOW 2008 FLYING TIGERS REUNION
The 1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum is pleased to announce the theme for the 2008 Geneseo Airshow, ìthe Greatest Show on Turf.î This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Curtiss P-40 ìWarhawkî and it is the intention of the 1941 Historical Aircraft Group to celebrate this anniversary by honoring the people and planes that […]
Flight Journal Podcast – Episode 16 – deHavilland Tigermoth
Photos: Budd Davisson/airbum.com Flight Journal Podcast – Episode 16Tigermoth. Budd says the Tigermoth is a second cousin to a maple seed but still fun to fly. Listen in. Episode 16 – TigermothPC users – Right click the link above and “save target as” to save to your hard drive.Mac users – Control+click the link above and […]
