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.
Embraer E-Jet: The Brazilian Narrow-Body Airliners That Made Boing and Airbus Sweat
15 Nov 2023, 14:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The story of the Embraer E-Jet family is one of a perpetual underdog. One of Brazilian national pride that'd go on to define South America's largest economy.
Airbus A340: The Story of the Wimpiest Quad-Jet in the History of Aviation
24 Oct 2023, 00:02 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The story of the A340 is one rooted in the larger history of Airbus itself, and the decades long crusade to stick it to the airliner aristocracy.
Lockheed Martin's NGI Missile Defense System is Bonkers, Passes "Major Design Milestone"
16 Oct 2023, 16:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As the NGI program continues to make leaps and strides in development, an entire network of logistics manufacturing sub-systems stands at the ready.
Danish Air Force Takes Delivery of Four F-35A Stealth Fighters, Even More on the Way
2 Oct 2023, 14:15 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Over 450 Danish Military personnel and as many as 10,000 locals from around the Jutland Peninsula watched as Lockheed Martin officially transferred ownership.
I Hate to Admit It, But It's Time For the A-10 Warthog to Retire
29 Sep 2023, 16:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / To understand why the U.S. Air Force and the Pentagon might be ready to change their attitude towards the A-10, we need to go back to the program's beginning.
This Harrier GR9A Ate Tarmac in Kandahar 14 Years Ago, Now It’s for Sale
26 Sep 2023, 19:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The results of when Martin Pert felt the Harrier's wrath have been consolidated and put back together before being put up for sale on Everett Aero.
Sports Car in the Sky: How the Boeing 757 Became the Most Overpowered Airliner Ever Built
2 Sep 2023, 02:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After a global crisis nearly brought the airline industry to its knees, such a special breed of jet liek the 757could have easily gone extinct.
Another V-22 Osprey Crashes Over Australian Island, Three Marines Lost and Five Wounded
28 Aug 2023, 01:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Loss-of-hull incidents involving the V-22 airframe stretch back to 1991, a time when the Osprey had only recently been fashioned from the XV-15 prototype.
Embraer's Legacy 600 Had a Near Perfect Safety Record, Until Prigozin's Final Flight
27 Aug 2023, 21:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The particular Legacy 600 that claimed the lives of Prigozin and his men was manufactured by Embraer in Brazil back in 2007
Indonesia Goes All In on the F-15EX Eagle II, Here's Why It's a Big Deal
23 Aug 2023, 03:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / That's right. It's not Japan or Saudi Arabia that's become the second country outside the U.S. and Israel to get dibs on the F-15 Eagle II. It's Indonesia.
Boeing’s Big Clapback: Will the 777X Bring the Fight to Airbus? The FAA Will Decide
21 Aug 2023, 21:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After Boeing's CEO was denied a whopping $7 million annual bonus thanks to delays in the 777X program over the last year, the pressure is on like never before.
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.
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.
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.
It’s Time To Admit It, the Ingenuity Mars-Copter Is the Greatest Aircraft To Ever Fly
13 Jun 2023, 00:06 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / By just about every conceivable metric, Ingenuity is the embodiment of every achievement made in aeronautical engineering made by pioneers the world over
Boeing T7 Red Hawk: The USAF's New Advanced Trainer Jet Stuck in Development Purgatory
8 Jun 2023, 14:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As of June 2023, The Boeing-Saab T-7A's tentative introductory date has been pushed back to February 2025 and not a moment sooner
How and Why Mitsubishi's Aircraft Division Failed Even Worse Than Its Auto Brand
5 Jun 2023, 03:11 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / To those who know Mitsubishi for building mediocre cars, it's interesting to see how the company's auto brand lives on while its airliner division perishes
IAIO Qaher-313: The Story of Iran's Dank Meme Stealth Fighter That Can't Fly
1 Jun 2023, 07:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / At this stage, it's hard to tell whether Iran will retire its fleet of American jet fighters before its first stealth plane even makes its first flight.