Aviation History

Gulfstream Aerospace has, over the years, come to be known for its great success in the business jet market. The engineering and design of their model lineup has become synonymous with private aviation luxury while the commanding ramp presence and massive panoramic oval cabin windows has defined the brand to…

Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a business leader in the 1930s. Your business is flourishing, requiring you to regularly visit many locations around the country. There are no interstate highways, train service is slow and cumbersome, and airline travel isn’t much better. What do you do? Several new types…

For a time, Mexicana operated a small fleet of Boeing 727s with rockets. Known as rocket assisted takeoff, or “RATO”, these provided supplemental thrust in the event of an engine failure during takeoff. The combination of high-altitude and high temperatures at many of the airports serviced by Mexicana created conditions…