Tag: Aviation History

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Canary BuNo 2582

A detailed look at the Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Canary, tracing its development, Coast Guard…

Adam Estes

Randy’s Warbird Profiles: Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer

Explore the rare Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer through Randy Malmstrom’s detailed look at one of only…

Adam Estes

2026 USAF Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course

Sixteen-year-old aviation photographer and writer Cassidy Cristello captures the 2026 Air Force Heritage Flight Training…

Cassidy Cristello

USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum Expands Tours, Events, and Volunteer Opportunities

USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum announces expanded tours, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities,…

Amreetam Basu

Flight Test Files: Northrop HL-10 – Solving the Aerodynamics of Reentry

How NASA’s HL-10 lifting body proved wingless reentry and runway landings were possible, shaping future…

Kapil Kajal

Aces of the Great War: Wilfred Beaver – Mastering the Bristol Fighter’s Sting

Profile of Wilfred Beaver, a British-born ace with 19 World War I victories who later…

Kapil Kajal

Grounded Dreams: The Ilyushin Il-102 and the Last Stand of the Shturmovik

Why the Soviet Il-102 attack jet lost to the Su-25 despite strong test flights, heavy…

Kapil Kajal

Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Beardmore Inflexible

On March 5, 1928, the Beardmore Inflexible made its first flight, showcasing early stressed-skin construction…

Austin Hancock

Flight Test Files: Schweizer SGS 1-36 Sailplane – Evaluating the Leap to T-Tail Aerodynamics

How NASA used a modified Schweizer SGS 1-36 sailplane in the 1980s to study deep-stall…

Kapil Kajal

France’s Indestructible Ace: The Legendary War of Charles Nungesser

Profile of French ace Charles Nungesser, a 43-victory World War I pilot whose daring career…

Kapil Kajal