Bombshell: Boeing CEO To Resign in Disgrace After 737 MAX Debacle
25 Mar 2024, 19:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / "As you all know, the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 accident was a watershed moment for Boeing," Calhoun declared in an official press statement.
Michelin’s New Pilot Aviation Tires Are Like Sport Cups Under Wings
18 Mar 2024, 22:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Where MPGs and miles driven are the key metrics for car and truck tires, landings before replacement serve as the goalposts in civil aviation.
Here's How Apple TV's 'For All Mankind' Legitimately Changed My Life, No Seriously
4 Mar 2024, 05:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For a particular set of people to whom space-related fiction is their bread and butter, totally their thing, 'For All Mankind' is like no other show made today.
Chiron in the Sky: The Tragically Spectacular Story of the Bugatti Model 100
2 Mar 2024, 16:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After three decades of success in Grand Prix racing and building luxury grand touring cars, Ettore Bugatti was ready to bring his talents to aviation.
91 Years Ago, America’s First Purpose Built Aircraft Carrier Hit the High Seas
25 Feb 2024, 20:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On the anniversary of this historic warship's operational birth, we owe our thanks to the crew who served onboard our deepest thanks.
Not Flashy, Not Stylish, This Taylorcraft DCO-65 Is an Affordable Warbird Lookalike
25 Feb 2024, 18:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As a member of Taylorcraft's much beloved Model D line, this airplane is at least blood-related to genuine warbirds from World War II
Up Close and Personal With Dream Chaser Tenacity, Sierra Space's Pint-Sized Spaceplane
6 Feb 2024, 03:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Inside the Armstrong Facility, DC-101 Tenacity made its triumphant debut in front of the press and media alike as it sat on a 55-foot (16.6-m) tall test stack.
Straight Outa Nanchang: This Chinese CJ-6A Air Force Trainer Has Made Its Way to the West
23 Jan 2024, 20:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Though it might look like a plane straight out of the Pacific theater of World War II, the CJ-6 wasn't introduced to trainer service until 1960.
Jeremy Hansen Will Be the First Non-American to Orbit the Moon, Hear His Side of the Story
16 Jan 2024, 04:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Many thanks to Jeremy Hansen and the Canadian Space Agency's public relations team for giving us the time to sit down with Jeremy Hansen, a real Canadian hero.
Airbus A350: The Modern Jetliner That Sacrificed Itself To Save Every Soul Aboard
6 Jan 2024, 05:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In many ways, the chain of events that transpired during that fateful accident began with decades of advancements in aeronautical safety.
NASA and Roscosmos Put Ukraine Aside, Agree to Cooperate On ISS Until 2025
28 Dec 2023, 17:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In a report first dropped by Reuters and corroborated by The Moscow Times, a tentative agreement between Roscosmos and NASA will collab on ISS for now.
Amalthea: The Most Fascinating Jovian Moon You've Never Heard Of
27 Dec 2023, 16:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is Amalthea, and if there were a single non-Galenian Jovian moon one could point to as the most interesting in the entire system, this would be our pick.
Canadair CL-13 Sabre: Started by the Yanks, Made an Absolute Beast By Canada
24 Dec 2023, 20:36 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The story of the Canadair Sabre is one written through Canada's ambitions to rely only partially on American imports during the Cold War.
Curtiss P-60: How the Iconic P-40 Warhawk’s Last Gasp at Relevance Ended in Failure
20 Dec 2023, 22:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Curtiss P-60, a Warhawk's airframe given a liberal dose of upgrades and modifications to try and extend its service life indefinitely.
HL-20 Personnel Launch System: The Canceled NASA Space Plane Reborn as Dream Chaser
18 Dec 2023, 17:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Dream Chaser isn't just the fruit of the ambitions of 21st-century engineers and scientists looking to reinvent the "wheel." Its origins stretch way back.
Hydrazine: Explosive, Toxic, Carcinogenic Rocket Fuel That Makes Gas Look Like Tap Water
16 Dec 2023, 04:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is hydrazine, and it's the toxic, carcinogenic, potentially explosive chemical concoction powering satellites across the globe and beyond.
Ares: NASA's Canceled Super-Heavy Rocket That Didn't Make Practical Sense
14 Dec 2023, 04:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of NASA's Ares-class super-heavy lift vehicle. Before SLS, this was the booster rocket slated to bring humanity back beyond low-Earth orbit.
Myasishchev M-55: A Retired High-Altitude Soviet Spy Plane That Might Make a Comeback
1 Dec 2023, 03:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the low-down on the mysterious Myasishchev M-55, the distinctly Soviet answer to a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
Legit P-51D Mustangs Are $3 Million Luxury Items, This 70% Scale Replica Is a Real Bargain
21 Nov 2023, 21:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For the eccentric aviator slightly less wealthy than a multi-multi millionaire, the Stewart S-51D Mustang is your white whale, your holy grail.
Convair 990 Coronado: How a Failed Airliner Found a Robot Tank Buddy at NASA
17 Nov 2023, 22:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Convair 990 Coronado, a failed commercial passenger jetliner that had a miraculous second renaissance working for NASA.