Biplanes once dominated the skies, but now they're rarely to be seen outside of old movies and museums. What caused them to fall out of popularity?
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Airplane Almost No One Knows, Part One
Ask a hundred pilots to name a plans-built open-cockpit biplane and most will land on the Pitts, the Starduster, or the Skybolt. Very few will say “Hatz.” The design has been flying since 1968, has ...
Such was the scene on the morning of May 29 that year, when the dapper daredevil Glenn Curtiss attempted a seemingly ...
Years before the Flying Tigers became famous, Chinese-American pilot Art Chin was already fighting Japan over China. On August 3, 1938, seven Gloster Gladiators from Chin’s section faced what Chinese ...
On June 18, 1941, seven French Dewoitine D.520s were flying at 8,000 feet when RAF Gloster Gladiators attacked from higher altitude. The Gladiator was already considered outdated, but the British ...
Aircraft enthusiasts and car lovers can find rides, exhibits and live entertainment at EAA Vintage Chapter 22's Fall Fly-In and Cruise-In.
The Wright exhibition team was performing at an air meet in St. Louis when pilot Arch Hoxsey crossed paths with Teddy ...
Gunn’s reconnaissance flight of March 5, 1942, was the RAF’s 113th mission to find and photograph the Tirpitz —a high-stakes ...
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How Airlines Pick Which Destinations They Fly to
As American Airlines turns 100, its head of network planning explains how a new pin gets added to the route map.
Clyde “Chuck” Chehock, 97, passed away peacefully Sept. 20, 2026. He was born in Mason City, Iowa, on March 7, 1929, to ...
Bombers from the Second World War relied on visual targeting, necessitating glass nose cones and advanced-for-the-time optics ...
Moonlight Swing attendees Oct. 17 will have a unique opportunity to bid on a special silent auction package, “Warbird ...
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