Some of aviation’s ghosts are more famous than others. The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, is the home of the Howard Hughes H-4. Hughes dubbed the behemoth wooden airplane The Hercules, but most people know it as ‘the Spruce Goose,’ a pejorative name allegedly bestowed by a senator who objected to the […]
Wings Over Houston roared over Texas skies October 16 and 17, featuring demonstrations from home teams Tora! Tora! Tora! and the Commemorative Air Fore Gulf Coast Wing, as well as the USAF Thunderbirds and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. Demos from the Lonestar Squadron and heritage flights also engaged the crowds.
The Antique Airplane Association hosts its annual fly-in traditionally during the week and weekend leading up to Labor Day. While last year’s event was scrubbed, the folks at AAA plan to make up for that loss in 2021, with activities from September 1 to 6. The fly-in takes place at Antique Airfield (IA27), nearest to […]
On June 20, Wally Funk launched into space, fulfilling a quest she had pursued for her entire life. But the main buzz wasn’t about Wally’s achievement, but the means by which she got there at last—as a guest of one of the world’s wealthiest people, Jeff Bezos, aboard the Blue Origin rocket, in New Shepard. […]
The National Air and Space Museum is undergoing a massive multi-year renovation project that will see all 23 exhibitions being completely reimagined and the addition of new presentation spaces and attractions. The magnitude of the NASM project, started in 2018, is revealed in this detailed Flickr photo gallery. The NASM said the transformation of the […]
National Aviation Day came to life in 1939, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation making it so. The date—August 19—was chosen because it was Orville Wright’s birthday, and it honored the brothers who brought powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight into reality. We celebrate aviation every day, but for today, we hope that you join us […]
Have a look at the various aircraft types parked on the ramp of a busy general aviation airport, and the mission of each quickly becomes evident. Lancairs and Mooneys utilize their sleek lines to achieve speed and efficiency. Well-worn flight school aircraft spend their days enduring all the various lessons learned by the steady stream […]
Each July, the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team (ADT) conducts its annual Summer Jump School in Frederick, Oklahoma, at the site of the former WWII Frederick Army Air Field (FAAF). ADT has restored the sole remaining massive 79-year-old hangar where they house their Douglas C-47 and C-49, and train students who come to attend the 8-day […]
Boeing’s oldest jet-powered bomber, the B-52 Stratofortress is, at age 75, older than most Flying readers. According to a story in DefenseOne.com, reengining work scheduled for later this year on the 76 aircraft remaining in the US Air Force inventory could keep the historic machines flying until they’re more than 100 years old. Boeing’s YB-52 […]
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