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AVIATION HISTORY – AIRCRAFT DESIGN / OCTOBER 3, 2023
WWII Transformer – How a Little-Known WWII-era Aircraft was Designed to Transform Between Monoplane and Biplane in Flight
If one were to mention the existence of a WWII-era polymorphic fighter that incorporated a system in which one set of wings retracted into and out of another, one might assume such an airplane is fictional, perhaps featured in a dystopian film or television series like The Man in the High Castle. But in fact, such an aircraft did not exist. It was called […]
MODERN AVIATION – MILITARY AVIATION / OCTOBER 3, 2023
New Boeing Patent Details Conceptual Auxiliary Landing Gear Designed to Protect Engines
In August of 2022, Boeing was awarded a patent for a novel […]
MODERN AVIATION – NEWS / JULY 26, 2023
Discover National Intercollegiate Flying Association Competitions
Every year, some of the nation’s best and brightest new […]
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Lockheed SR-71B Cockpit Design
Among the 32 Lockheed SR-71 Blackbirds built, only two were equipped with two seats as trainers. The example shown here went on to log nearly 4,000 hours of flight time – more than any other Blackbird – and is now on display at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo museum in Kalamazoo,…
Embraer Files Patent for New Control Surfaces
In a patent filing published in January, Embraer has revealed possible plans to incorporate entirely new control surfaces in their future aircraft designs. Described as “longitudinal control augmentation surfaces,” they resemble elevators and are shown in patent images to be affixed to the engine pylon trailing edges of the company’s…
FIDO – Setting Runways Ablaze to Enable Foggy Airport Operations
In the midst of World War II, after Royal Air Force pilots deftly escaped harrowing dogfights and deadly bombing missions in enemy territory, they often returned to their home airfields only to succumb to impenetrable fog and smoke that made landing impossible. In extreme cases, such conditions forced crews to…
