March 4, 1992
In the 1920's, early auto gyros made breakthroughs in rotating wing design, and by the 1930's military interest propelled helicopt...Read more
November 27, 1991
The World War II bombers were capable of delivering an arsenal of destruction. Aerial warfare became a team effort that relied on ...Read more
December 4, 1991
When jet engines appeared, a whole new set of problems appeared with them. For pilots, the early jets were a nightmare. Trained to...Read more
March 11, 1992
WW2 aviation advances such as hard runways, large long range aircraft and cabin pressurization set the stage for growing passenger...Read more
March 18, 1992
Development of jet engines and the tensions of the Cold War pushed development of long-range bombers that could fly around the wor...Read more
March 25, 1992
The U.S. and Russia rivalry developed jet fighters with fantastic speeds and high tech weapons. Computers were unseen co-pilot and...Read more
April 1, 1992
Flying for sport, business, agriculture or photo survey, a fleet of mostly single-engine planes comprises the fastest growing segm...Read more
April 8, 1992
In the early 1960's, the U.S. Strategic Air Command wanted high-flying supersonic bombers like the B-58 Hustler and the XB-70. But...Read more
June 3, 1992
The helicopter took on an offensive role for the Vietnam War. Bristling with cannons, rockets and guided missiles, created the gun...Read more
May 13, 1992
When a fighter or bomber strikes ground forces, it is acting as an attack aircraft. Many fighters can play this role, but recent w...Read more
May 20, 1992
From the early days of flight, the military looked behind enemy lines with better and better spy planes. After the top secret U-2 ...Read more
June 3, 1992
Chuck Yeager's X-1 flight through the "sound barrier" set the stage for the U.S. experimental X-program, a systematic exploration ...Read more
June 10, 1992
In the 1920s, aircraft designers began searching for ways to incorporate the powerful propulsion of rockets into their flying mach...Read more