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FUTURE OF FLIGHT – EMERGING AVIATION TECHNOLOGY/ APRIL 7, 2024
Three eVTOL Takeaways from Adam Twidell, Future of Flight Lead at Flexjet
Among the various job titles at Flexjet, Adam Twidell’s is perhaps the most intriguing and trailblazing. As Future of Flight Lead, he monitors emerging developments in the aviation industry and explores how they might be integrated into the operations of the second-largest fractional jet operator in the world. […]
AVIATION HISTORY / CIVIL AVIATION HISTORY / MARCH 28, 2025
Pan Am Clipper Preflight Preparation
In the late 1930s, few forms of travel were as luxurious or exclusive as intercontinental trips aboard Boeing 314 Clipper flying boats […]
FUTURE OF FLIGHT / EVTOL AND VERTICAL FLIGHT / APRIL 2, 2025
Beyond the Track: The Next Generation of Motorsports
Since the dawn of time, humans have been driven […]
AVIATION HISTORY / AVIATION NEWS /
MARCH 1, 2024
Revealing Fluid Dynamics in Flight through Schlieren Photography
AVIATION HISTORY – ARCHIVES / AUGUST 14, 2023
Smithsonian Aerospace Vault: The Bede BD-5
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XB-70 Valkyrie Drooping Wingtips
Among the historic and innovative aircraft on display in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, the Bede BD-5 showcases a legacy that belies its diminutive size.
NASA Lockheed Jetstar
Originally designed as one of the first purpose-built business jets, the Lockheed L-1329 Jetstar cast a formidable shadow even before the installation of NASA’s experimental equipment. Unlike most business jets, the Jetstar utilized four engines – and it did so with the unique rear-mounted arrangement seen here.
eVTOL / Urban Air Mobility / Electric Aircraft
With electric aircraft emerging as a major element of future urban air mobility, Beta is wasting no time demonstrating its new eVTOL concept worldwide. Kicking off its world tour in the US, the company flew the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) version of its all-electric aircraft to 26 states and over…
