Airplane Waterski Display
U.S. water ski champion Bruce Parker wows the crowd as he’s pulled by a Luscombe Model 8 aircraft across Biscayne Bay near Miami, Florida, in 1946.
Topics Related To: AVIATION HISTORY
Sabreliner: Early Business Jet Mockup
These rare photos show a full-scale mockup of a short-lived design concept of the North American Sabreliner business jet.
The “Hurricane Hunter” – NOAA Lockheed WP-3D
Hurricane research / NOAA / NOAA aircraft / Weather Research
Dornier Do-X Flying Boat
Massive for its day and, with a greater wingspan than a Boeing 757, airliner-sized even today, the Doriner Do-X flying boat served as a luxurious means of interconental travel for up to 100 passengers in the early 1930s.
Creativity Takes Flight: Whimsical Group Photography in Aviation
A look at unique group photos throughout aviation history
Tupolev Tu-144
A Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport jet lifts off the runway at Russia’s Zhukovsky Air Development Center in September 1998.
