The only person able to fly
23 May 1848, Anklam Prussia, born and raised with his siblings, worked together on technical,...
Aviation History
The Puffin: A Personal Aircraft
It is “personal” because it has a crew capacity of one, only one person who...
Critical Mach Number
When talking about Mach, it is pretty common to relate it with supersonic aircraft, but...
Wing Strakes
It is considered as another way to produce lift, and if this is attached to...
Why Was the Concorde Retired?
Almost 50 years ago, the first commercial supersonic jet was introduced into the world, revolutionizing...
Daniel Luo Baggage Tag and Its Purpose
Whenever you check in a bag, you get a baggage tag. The baggage tag (also...
Lukas Wopmann Nemeth Parasol
An unusual prototype with circular wing in parasol configuration, built in 1934 became a successful...
What’s behind the Murphy’s Law?
Everyone has ever heard about the Murphy’s Law or probably is familiar to people who...
The Origins of Aviation & Airlines
For anything in this life, there is a beginning. For aviation the beginning is considered...
NACA
Have you ever wondered about the beginning of one of the most important aeronautical research...
Worst Airport Disaster Ever
Car accidents happen everyday, thus are quite common. But what about the most reliable means...
The Experimental Aircraft Association
Founded by a dozen of aircraft homebuilders in 1953, the Experimental Aircraft Association became one...
Lion Air: The Low Cost Airline that Operated the 747
Lion Air, an Indonesian low cost airline used to operate the Boeing 747-400 until they...
Tantawat H Airborne Observatory
It seems like an airplane to observe, that is the name and the meaning. But...
The Revival of Ultralongrange Flights!
Introduction & History Since the starting days of aviation, the technology has improved and new...
Convair Sea Dart (The only supersonic seaplane)
Navy Strategy, the need of a supersonic interceptor plane in time when Jet engines were...
V bombers
The United kingdom´s strategic nuclear strike force, officially known as the V-force or Bomber Command...
Eating a Cessna 150 for dinner?!
Imagine your dinner is ready and a you cannot wait any longer to taste the...
ValuJet Flight 592: The Crash That Changed Aviation
In 1996, a Douglas DC-9 aircraft operated by ValuJet Airlines took off from Miami International...
Flying Saucer “Avrocar”
A flying saucer made for the U.S. military, devised in the Cold War (period 1958-1959)...