Alexander Velovich – MiG Designer
Alexander Velovich joined the Mikoyan Design Bureau in 1978 after graduating from the Moscow Aviation Institute with a background in mechanical engineering, flight dynamics, and flight testing. […]
Year: 2007
The Early Years of Boeing, 1916-1930
The Boeing Company, established by William Boeing, was the most successful company to get its start during the World War I era. […]
B-29 Superfortress
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine heavy bomber propeller aircraft flown by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and other military organizations afterwards. […]
Amelia Earhart
The 1928 trans-Atlantic flight of the Fokker Friendship launched Amelia’s career and established her name. As a passenger on the flight, she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air. […]
Viper U At NAS Fallon
Lt. Winston Scott, an experienced Naval aviator with more than 900 hours in the F/A-18C, smiles as he climbs down from his F-16 Fighting Falcon. Scott has just completed his first solo flight in a Navy F-16. […]
F-16s Over Afghanistan
Approximately 18,500 military personnel from thirty-seven countries are stationed in Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF. […]
F-16 FIGHTING FALCON
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. […]
Air Capital Aviation Report, February 4, 2007
Aviation and aerospace news and items of interest from Wichita, the Air Capital of the World. […]
F-15E Strike Eagle, U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet
The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. […]
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), commonly called Star Wars after the popular science fiction movies of the time, was proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 […]