Top 5: female military pilots who made history and broke records
Many female pilots have broken several aviation records. One of them is Evelyn Bryan Johnson, a colonel in the Civil […]
US aviation
What Was Airfone & Why Did It Become Obsolete?
Airfone’s history is one where a potentially groundbreaking air-ground radiotelephone that could have revolutionized in-flight communication gets supplanted by something
How Common & Dangerous Are Bird Strikes In US Aviation?
On January 15th, 2009, when a U.S Airline plane, Airbus A320-214 scheduled to take off from New York City to
Aviation Nose Art: History, Meaning, and Iconic Designs
While explaining the difference between a piece of fine art and science, Niel Degrasse Tyson, a great expositor of black
An Unlikely Hobby: Did You Know Multiple Avgeeks Have Collected Several Thousand Airsickness Bags?
Aviation is rife with some unique vocabulary: ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards) if often jocularly, colloquially referred to as
Ed White: The First American Walk(er)
The momentous occasion of Ed White performing the first American spacewalk was captured by the co-pilot of Gemini 4, James
In Pictures: Aircraft Used In The North American X-15 Hypersonic Program
The X-15 was the first aircraft to cross the boundaries of outer space. It was also the first airplane to
Aviation Vocabulary: Aircraft Boneyard (In Pictures)
Aircraft Boneyard [also referred to as Aircraft Graveyard] is defined as, “a storage area for aircraft which are retired from
Aviation Vocabulary: Service Ceiling (In Pictures)
Service ceiling can be defined as, “The altitude at which the maximum rate of climb has a defined value approximating
WWDC24: Apple announces the launch of messaging features That Could Send Free In-Flight SMS Via Satellite
Apple announced various software updates in their new iOS update. In that same event, Apple also announced that they plan