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Transitioning From A Piston To A Turbine-powered Airplane

It’s A Rare Pilot Indeed Who Learns To Fly In A Single Engine Airplane And Never Dreams Of Jumping Into A Larger, Sleeker Machine That Carries More People, Flies Faster And Farther, And Of Course, Is Outfitted With All The Latest Electronic Navigation And Communications Gear.

It Was A Very Good Year

And A Busy One…Sweet Memories From An Old Logbook.

Geese And Lemmings

Either Way, We Are Not Alone.

A Modern Classic

The Airplane Boeing Got Just Right.

Torque: Rotary Diesel No Pistons Needed

Building a diesel engine that does not use traditional pistons may seem odd, but in today’s modern age of high efficiency, low emissions, and weight reduction, an engine with a nonconventional rotor may be the key to things to come.

Next-generation F-35 Fighter Jets Go To National Guard Unit

The first two of an eventual 20 F-35 jets arrived last Thursday at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, the first Guard unit to receive the next-generation fighter.

Computer Glitch In France Delays Hundreds Of Flights Beyond

A computer breakdown briefly disrupted all air traffic in France and caused a cascade of delayed flights in multiple countries on Sunday (01), the last day of the European summer holidays.

Lost Cause: Luftwaffe Bombers

The Uphill Struggle

F7F Tigercats Over North Korea

Grumman's svelte postwar killer

The A-20 Havoc Story - An Unknown Warrior

A Unknown Warrior

Vietnam Bombing Mission

What movie was that?

Pilots Who Have Shot Down Airplanes From All Three Axis Powers

Pilots who have shot down airplanes from all three axis powers

Record Setting Transcontinental Glider Flight

Frank Hawks at the End of a Rope

Dragon's Jaw

An Epic Story of courage and Tenacity in Vietnam

Russian Firm Sues Boeing Over Max Jet, Says Defects Hidden

A Russian aircraft leasing company that ordered 35 Boeing Max jets is suing the U.S. aircraft maker and seeking to cancel the deal, accusing Boeing of hiding defects in the plane that was grounded after two deadly crashes.

Saving Flight 1380

One passenger died in this airline tragedy. But it could have been worse if not for this pilot’s nerves of steel.

Sharp-Shooting Hellcat

“Mac” McWhorter runs up the score.

Jugs Vs. Jets

P-47 pilot scores the ultimate kill.

Never Stay Still

Geoffrey Wellum: The Battle of Britain’s Youngest Warrior.

Bomber Crew: A Day In Their Lives

B-17 Crewmen Remember the German Missions.

Right Place, Right Time

How luck and fate allowed me to survive my missions.

Piggyback In A P-38

A Daring Rescue under Fire.

Flying Legends

Hawks flock to duxford

Sonic Boom Salesman

Adventures of a cold war interceptor pilot

Figuring Out In-Flight Wi-Fi

Your next flight in the US will likely have Wi-Fi, and it’ll probably cost you between $8 and $19 to use. Per a 2018 Gogo survey, about 50 percent of fliers use their own electronic devices on planes. And about 56 percent of North American travelers intend to use in-flight Wi-Fi on their next flight, according to a 2018 Inmarsat survey.

Rabbits Out Of A Hat

Archivist Miracles

Artificial Intelligence For Beginners

AI, Aviation, and Human Destiny

Flying The FM-2 Wildcat

A Modern Pilot’s Personal Perspective

Airbus Is Ready For Pilotless Jets

The chief salesman for Airbus says his company already has the technology to fly passenger planes without pilots at all — and is working on winning over regulators and travelers to the idea.

Airlines Downgrade 2019 Forecast Amid Trade Spats, Fuel Hike

The International Air Transport Association is lowering its 2019 profit forecast for the airline industry amid rising fuel prices and weakening world trade.