Aviation History
AIRCRAFT Design
Boeing Airliner Concept – Open-Rotor Canard
In an effort to maximize fuel efficiency in new airliner designs during the 1980s, Boeing explored advanced technologies, including canard configurations and open-rotor turbofans.
The Schweizer RU-38B Twin Condor – A Shadowy Surveillance Aircraft Lost to History
Rare spy plane: A look at one of the most unusual covert aircraft ever flown by the US government and Coast Guard.
Helicopter Rescue Operations Without a Tail Rotor
An McDonnell-Douglas MD-900 Explorer EMS helicopter conducts rescue operations in Lofer, Austria. While the word “Notarzt” on the side directly translates to “emergency doctor,” it unintentionally also identifies a key feature of the MD-900 – the “NOTAR” system that replaces…
XB-70 Valkyrie Drooping Wingtips
Advanced aerodynamic aids helped NASA to explore supersonic and hypersonic flight
Unique Aircraft Design of the 1970s
Originally constructed in 1971 as part of a general aviation design study, this rarely seen Beechcraft concept model was utilized for wind-tunnel analysis and never reached production.
