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Avelo Airlines: The New U.S. Carrier To Enter The Market
From its base at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Avelo plans to start service on April…
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…
Gliding flight in a helicopter?
Many of us know about the gliding capacity of airplanes, the fixed-wing aircraft can glide…
The Functioning of PAPI Lights
At night, you might notice many lights on the tarmac of an airport. All of…
Wings: Until They Break
The wings are the most relevant parts of an airplane. They maintain the flight by…
NACA
Have you ever wondered about the beginning of one of the most important aeronautical research…
What’s Behind A320-xxx Model Designation?
The Airbus A320 family has undoubtedly a wide range of members, visible at any airport.…
ATA 100 (Aeronautical Maintenance Documentation)
As known, ATA stands for “Air Transport Association”, an American organization. But when talking about…
Airborne Observatory
It seems like an airplane to observe, that is the name and the meaning. But…
Convair Sea Dart (The only supersonic seaplane)
Navy Strategy, the need of a supersonic interceptor plane in time when Jet engines were…
The Satellite That Started the Space Race
Right now, satellites surround our planet, nearly 6,000, circle the earth, with huge constellations and…
V bombers
The United kingdom´s strategic nuclear strike force, officially known as the V-force or Bomber Command…
Flying Saucer “Avrocar”
A flying saucer made for the U.S. military, devised in the Cold War (period 1958-1959)…
The first woman to Fly the U-2 spy plane
Colonel Merryl Tengesdal, born in the Bronx, New York, in 1971 was the first and…
The Flying Pancake
A weirdly shaped, not very aesthetic plane that looks like a saucer that can never…
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