NASA's STEREO-A Probe Buzzes By Earth After 17 Years Studying the Sun
14 Aug 2023, 19:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Based in large part on the observations made by the STEREO probes, NASA scientists hope to estimate the next peak of the solar maximum cycle is about to hit.
This Fully Restored P-47 Thunderbolt is Better Than Brand New, Debuts At EAA AirVenture
14 Aug 2023, 16:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With AirCorps' pilot Bernie Vasquez at the stick, Bonnie managed to put on a memorable show for the applauding Oshkosh crowd.
Ukraine Wants to Train More Pilots on the F-16, They'll Have to Wait a Bit Longer
11 Aug 2023, 13:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As reported by the Washington Post, the U.S. Air Force does not expect the first round of Ukrainian pilots sent for training on the F-16 to finish soon.
Concorde Supersonic Airliner LEGO Set Hits Shelves Sep 7th, Working Droop Snoot Included
10 Aug 2023, 18:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / That's right, folks, the world's fastest, coolest, and most desirable passenger airliner is coming to the buildable and collapsible world of LEGO.
Unruly Airline Passenger Reports Down 80 Percent in U.S., Have People Finally Chilled Out?
10 Aug 2023, 17:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / According to official Federal Aviation Administration data, there were 5,973 reports of unruly or disruptive airline passenger behavior submitted in 2021.
A-36 Apache: The P-51 Mustang's Long-Forgotten Dive Bomber Cousin
9 Aug 2023, 22:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Did you know the greatest piston-engine dogfighter the U.S. ever built had a little-remembered ground-attack relative? Even most av-geeks aren't aware.
Airbus' A321XLR is Coming To Dunk on Boeing All Over Again in 2024, Deliveries Begin Soon
8 Aug 2023, 17:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If nothing else, as Boeing's reputation in the civil airliner space continues to tumble, Airbus, as well as other manufacturers like Embraer, grow stronger.
Not Going Anywhere: Boeing Starliner First Crewed Launch Delayed Until at Least March 2024
8 Aug 2023, 15:42 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For the moment, March of 2024 is the absolute earliest point that Boeing expects Boe CFT to launch. But further delays aren't out of the question.
Cessna CH-1 Skyhook: The Forgotten Story of Cessna's First and Only Helicopter
5 Aug 2023, 20:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When most people think of Cessna, they think of bare-basic single and twin-engine private airplanes. But they're open to trying new things on occasion.
Step Aside Stratolaunch, the Conroy Virtus Had the Same Idea 45 Years Ago
4 Aug 2023, 11:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's likely because John Conroy was so forward-thinking in his aircraft designs that Scaled Composites could take the same basic idea and modernize it.
Lockheed L-100: The World's Best Military Cargo Plane Given Classy Civilian Threads
3 Aug 2023, 22:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As the C-130 platform enters its eighth calendar decade in operation, it'd simply be wrong to omit the L-100 from the history books.
Romania Wants To Revitalize Its Air Force With F-35s, They’ll Have To Wait in Line
2 Aug 2023, 20:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / the Romanian Air Force is on a mission from the heavens. Or, at least, it feels that way with the kinds of major moves they've been making lately.
Lockheed Martin's DRACO Nuclear Spacecraft Will Be Insane, Set To Orbit By 2027
2 Aug 2023, 17:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Reducing transit time is vital for human missions to Mars to limit a crew's exposure to radiation," declared Kirk Shireman.
Oopsie: Voyager 2 Probe Loses Communication With Earth After Maneuvering Error
30 Jul 2023, 20:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For the moment, NASA has announced a temporary pause in communication attempts between mission control and the Voyager 2 mission.
Grumman Bearcat: America's Favorite WWII Navy Fighter Made Lighter and Better
29 Jul 2023, 21:18 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Ultimately, the Bearcat's shining moment in U.S. Navy Service came not in combat but with the Blue Angles aerial acrobatic squadron.
Boeing XB-15: The Story Behind the B-29's Long Forgotten Ancestor
28 Jul 2023, 17:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Boeing XB-15 was nothing short of instrumental in the development of the B-29. Without one, the other might not exist at all.
Here Are Three Hot Takes on the Sukhoi Su-57, One Might Surprise You
25 Jul 2023, 14:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, let's have some fun with a few hot takes about the Su-57. As it turns out, the only felony this jet's committed is theft of our attention.
Third Aerial Girls Squad: A One-Off Fighter Jet Anime That's Like Initial D in the Sky
23 Jul 2023, 04:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Did I regret dedicating half an hour of my time to watching the one episode of Third Aerial Girls Squad? Honestly, I can't say that I did.
Gulfstream American Hustler: Half-Turboprop, Half-Turbojet, 100-Percent a Weird Idea
22 Jul 2023, 16:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Gulfstream American Hustler never carried a single paying passenger in either its 400 or 500 forms. But that wouldn't Gulfstream from trying.
Mikoyan MiG 1.44: The Certified-Soviet Story of Russia’s First Gen-V Fighter Prototype
21 Jul 2023, 03:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / he sole MiG 1.44 was only seen a handful of times again after the year 2000, the last being at the International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS) in 2015.