The Inspiring Otto Lilienthal Few technologies have had such a big impact on our culture as air travel. Before the age of aviation, few could afford to visit foreign shores. Surface transport was...
Scott Crossfield and the XLR-99 Rocket Engine Explosion Scott Crossfield was optimistic. After months of setbacks, the XLR-99 rocket engine was performing perfectly. The numerous delays had held up...
The Birth of the Robinson R22 Helicopter In the early 1970s, Frank Robinson had a vision of business executives commuting between their homes and workplaces in small, light, affordable helicopters...
Jackie Cochran Takes to the Sky As she taxied towards the runway, some of her competitors doubted Jacqueline Cochran’s plane would make it into the air. Not because she lacked skill or...
The B-17 All American The Truth Behind the Tall Tale Wings ablaze with gunfire, the Messerschmitts pilot aimed his fighter directly at the nose of the All American. The crew aboard the B-17 Flying...
Learning to Deal with Mast Bumping and Other Low-G Problems It was an interesting transition going from fixed-wing (twelve years of it) to helicopters. So many things were the same but so many things...
Aviation Pioneer: Anthony Fokker Born on the island of Java, Anthony Fokker moved with his family to the Netherlands at age four and enjoyed a Dutch upbringing. Traditional school settings were not...
Recurrent Training Reduces Risk Noah Timmins Recurrent training, or recurrent flight training, as a term, is thrown around a lot in the aviation community. Most pilots will recognize this term as...
Paine Field: The Boeing Factory Tour, Warbirds, and More! Recently, we covered Tacoma and its fabulous auto museum, just south of Seattle. Seattle itself is one of America’s most dynamic cities, and...
