John Knudsen “Jack” Northrop Fought Tooth and Nail for His Company, and the Flying Wing Concept Jack Northrop was born in Newark, New Jersey to Charles Northrop, Jr. and Helen Northrop on November 10...
A Student Pilot Compares a Low Wing Piper Cherokee to a High Wing Cessna Skyhawk and Learns Ground Reference Maneuvers in Mountain Turbulence February 14th...
What’s that annoying buzzing sound? That’s a pulse jet. What if a jet engine could have no moving parts? Aviation history enthusiasts will fondly recall the pulse jet (or pulsejet) engine...
Harriet Quimby was the first licensed American female pilot, first female pilot to fly at night, and first female pilot to fly across the English Channel. It’s not often that the world is granted the...
Once you get into a dogfight, it seems as though there are aircraft everywhere going in different directions. This article marks the fifth story from Bill’s Korea Files. Click here to read part...
Alberto Santos-Dumont: the “Little Saint” with a Big Impact Ask any random person off the street who flew the first airplane, and odds are they’ll answer confidently, “The Wright...
Aviation desperately needs flight instructors who are willing to nest for awhile. It was early in the morning when a baby sparrow nested in the tree outside our picture window decided to take its...
We made several passes over the identified area, known as MiG Alley, looking for Major George A. Davis. This article marks the fourth story from Bill’s Korea Files. Click here to read part...
The Fairey Rotodyne and Other Gyrodynes: The Original Heliplanes During the years after World War II, helicopters and jets began to become a larger part of the aviation scene. In the midst of this...
