Share this story The engine goes silent. One moment you have 180 horsepower pulling you through the sky; the next, you have a very expensive glider and a finite amount of altitude to spend. Every pilot trains for this moment. Most learn the same mantra: pitch for best...
Share this story On March 13, 2026, a sound not heard since September 1945 echoed across Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport in Queensland. A Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial engine — 14 cylinders, 1,200 horsepower — roared to life, and a stubby, pugnacious little fighter...
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,...
Share this story Related: Dozens of Warthogs Gear Up for Iran Four weeks into the air campaign against Iran, the United States has struck more than 10,000 targets. Roughly 80 percent of Tehran’s integrated air defence network lies in ruins. Its navy has been...
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...
Share this story IndiGo Poaches the World’s Top Airline Boss QUICK FACTS Airline: IndiGo (India’s Domestic Giant) | New CEO: Willie Walsh | Previous Role: IATA Director General | Career Arc: Aer Lingus → British Airways → IAG | Announcement: March 31, 2026...
Share this story NetJets Gets the World’s Longest-Range Business Jet QUICK FACTS Aircraft: Bombardier Global 8000 | Range: 8,000 nm (14,800 km) | Speed: Mach 0.94 | Power: 2× Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X | Cabin Zones: 4 living spaces | Operator: NetJets Inc. | First...
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...
Share this story Quick Facts: Sonex Closure Closure Date Late March 2026, effective immediately Aircraft Affected ~700 Sonex, Waiex, and Onex aircraft worldwide Location Oshkosh, Wisconsin Owner Mark Schaible (purchased 2022) Founded John Monnett (1990s), Oshkosh, WI...
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...
Share this story Quick Facts Program: Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) Replacing: Boeing T-45C Goshawk (in service since 1991) Aircraft needed: 216 new jet trainers EMD cost cap: ~$1.8 billion Contract award: March 2027 Competitors: Boeing T-7B, Lockheed/KAI...
Share this story Quick Facts Who: Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson (1922–2024) Record: 16¼ aerial victories — triple ace, 357th Fighter Group Aircraft: P-51 Mustang “Old Crow” Missions: 116 combat missions, never hit by enemy fire Ceremony:...
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