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.
Culver PQ-14 Cadet: The WWII Target Drone Too Pretty to Shoot Down
25 Sep 2023, 01:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It took a little digging to tell the full story behind the PQ-14. But falls back to a little-remembered maverick of aviation's late pioneer era named Al Mooney.
This 80 Percent Scale Supermarine Spitfire Replica Has 100 Percent of the Charm
21 Sep 2023, 19:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / nder the hood of this bird sits a General Motors-Isuzu V6 with an added supercharger to bring the power output up to 252 hp.
50 Years Ago Today, Concorde Made its Triumphant First U.S. Appearance at DFW Airport
20 Sep 2023, 18:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Europe's novel supersonic hyper-airliner didn't plant its flag at New York's JFK or Los Angeles' LAX, But rather Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
This LTV A-7E Corsair II is the World's Coolest Lawn Ornament, Now for Sale
8 Sep 2023, 20:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Though undoubtedly never taking to the air ever again, the asking price of $50,000 is a small one to pay for an eccentric millionaire
Convair ConVairCar: The Adorable Flying Car From the Team That Gave Us the B-36 Peacemaker
7 Sep 2023, 20:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Convair Model 118, the flying car prototype that almost made sense in the late 1940s. Safe to say, it didn't quite make the cut.
Reno Air Races' Most Famous P-51 Mustang Back in the Air After Four Year Restoration
7 Sep 2023, 02:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / First accepted into the U.S. Army Air Force in the mid-1940s, this Mustang started its life much the same as any other military aircraft.
This 1933 Caproni Ca.100 Is Italy's Oldest Flight-Worthy Aircraft, and It's for Sale
5 Sep 2023, 17:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With a nickname like Caproncino (little Caproni) to throw around, this pipsqueak little twin-seater trainer was so many Italian pilots introduction to aviation.
This MiG-21 Trainer Just Finished a Major Overhaul, For Sale to Eccentric Millionaires
3 Sep 2023, 17:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Hailing from the peak era of Soviet stagnation that was 1974, this particular MiG-21 is the special two-seater UM variant.
This Fiat G.59 Was Italy’s Answer to the Spitfire and Mustang, It’s Up for Grabs
28 Aug 2023, 02:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Though largely overlooked in modern aviation circles, we doubt any self-respective av-geek would turn their nose at this 1951 Fiat G.59
Sukhoi Su-15: A Soviet Interceptor Defined by One Tragic Shootdown
26 Aug 2023, 15:52 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Sukhoi Su-15, the twin-engine Soviet interceptor defined by Korean Air Lines Flight 007. But there's more to it than just that.
Combat Vet Focke-Wulf Fw-190 Pulled from River, Needs TLC and a Few Gallons of Degreaser
23 Aug 2023, 15:45 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It doesn't look like there's much left of anything to restore on this crusty mass of metal. But veteran av-geeks know there's plenty to work with here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.