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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 […]
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Revealing Fluid Dynamics in Flight through Schlieren Photography
AVIATION HISTORY – ARCHIVES / AUGUST 14, 2023
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