Max Immelmann: The Eagle of Lille and the Turn That Bears His Name
Share this story Quick FactsNationalityGerman 🇩🇪Aerial Victories15Aircraft FlownFokker Eindecker E.IIIWarsWorld War IBorn / Died21 Sep 1890 – 18 Jun 1916 (age 25)UnitKEK Douai, Feldflieger-Abteilung 62 Max Immelmann — via Wikimedia Commons Every pilot who has ever...
Oswald Boelcke: The Man Who Wrote the Rules of Aerial Combat
Share this story Quick FactsNationalityGerman 🇩🇪Aerial Victories40Aircraft FlownFokker Eindecker E.III, Albatros D.I/D.IIWarsWorld War IBorn / Died19 May 1891 – 28 Oct 1916 (age 25)UnitJagdstaffel 2 (founder) Albatros C.I ‘197-15’ (14212058469) — via...
X-59: NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Flying Again
Share this story A cockpit warning light flashes. Nine minutes into just its second flight ever, NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less brings the X-59 back to the runway at Edwards Air Force Base. The flight is over — but the setback is temporary. Within days,...
We’re Adding the SR-71 Blackbird to Our Fleet
Share this story Today, we make aviation history. Not the ordinary kind — the kind where you need a pressure suit just to get dressed for your flight. MiGFlug is proud to announce that, effective immediately, we are adding the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird to our civilian...
Five Crosswind Mistakes Every Student Pilot Makes
Share this story The wind sock is standing sideways. It looks aggressive, almost mocking. You’re on short final, and your knuckles are white on the yoke. The runway keeps sliding sideways no matter what you do with the controls. Your instructor—if you’re...
What Really Happens on Your First Solo Flight
Share this story The cabin is silent except for the wind through the vents. Your instructor’s seat sits empty, and your hands grip the yoke so hard your knuckles have gone white. The runway stretches ahead, indifferent to the hammering in your chest. In exactly...
Embry-Riddle Opens a $16 Million Flight Campus
Share this story Quick Facts: SAFE Complex Facility Name SAFE Complex (Strategic Academic Flight Education) Opening Date March 13, 2026 Investment $16 million Location Prescott Regional Airport, Arizona Training Building 20,000 sq ft Ramp Space 263,000 sq ft of...
Countdown to the Moon: Artemis II Launches Today
Share this story Quick Facts: Artemis II Launch Date April 1, 2026, 6:24 PM ET Launch Site Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B Rocket Space Launch System (SLS), 322 ft tall Mission Duration 10 days around the Moon Crew Size 4 astronauts Historic First First crewed lunar...
F-35 Down: Pilot Ejects Over Nevada Desert
Share this story Quick Facts What: F-35A Lightning II crash with successful pilot ejection When: March 31, 2026, around noon local time Where: Nevada Test and Training Range, ~25 miles NE of Indian Springs Unit: 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base Pilot status: Safe,...
Adolphe Pégoud: The Acrobat Who Invented the Flying Ace
Share this story Quick Facts Nationality French 🇫🇷 Aerial Victories 15 (6 officially confirmed) Aircraft Flown Blériot XI, Morane-Saulnier N Wars World War I Born / Died 13 Jun 1889 – 31 Aug 1915 (age 26) Unit MS26, MS49 Adolphe Pégoud — via Wikimedia Commons Before...
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