A Midnight Meeting at Lake Charles
This is a true story about Billy Gene Nix, the worlds wisest old crow and the man who knew more about the B-52 than any man alive. […]
Year: 2007
Charles Lindbergh – Aviation Pioneer Lesson Plan
The subject of this Aviation Pioneer lesson plan is Charles Lindbergh. […]
Air Capital Aviation Report, July 15, 2007
Aviation and aerospace news and items of interest from Wichita, the Air Capital of the World. […]
Blue Angels
The United States Navy’s Blue Angels (or Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron), formed in 1946, is the world’s first officially sanctioned military aerial demonstration team. […]
William Powell Lear, Sr. – Aviation Pioneer Lesson Plan
Lesson plan on William Powell Lear Sr., founder of Learjet. […]
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley. […]
Boeing’s Post-War Commercial Aviation Activities
When World War II ended in August 1945, the U.S. government cancelled most orders for bomber aircraft, which had been a mainstay of the aircraft industry. Total industry production dropped from 96,000 airplanes in 1944 to 1,330 military aircraft in 1946. […]
Wright Brothers – Aviation Pioneer Lesson Plan
Lesson plan on the Wright Brothers and their accomplishments. […]
National missile defense
National missile defense (NMD) as a generic term is a military strategy and associated systems to shield an entire country against incoming Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). […]
X-48B Blended Wing-Body
Boeing Phantom Works has partnered with NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory to study the structural, aerodynamic and operational advantages of the Blended Wing Body concept. […]