“A Tradition of Heroes”
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. […]
Month: May 2008
Wingsuit flying
Wingsuit flying is the art of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, that shapes the human body into an airfoil which can create lift. […]
Records Relating to Amelia Earhart
The Operational Archives Branch of the Naval Historical Center has placed the following records relating to Amelia Earhart on microfilm. […]
Air Capital Aviation Report: Special Edition for 5/11/08
Bombardier and Cessna news […]
Amelia Earhart Information
Amelia Earhart was born on 24 July 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Her flying career began in Los Angeles in 1921 when, at age 24, she took flying lessons from Neta Snook and bought her first airplane– a Kinner Airstar. […]
U.S. AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL HISTORY
The fundamental key to success in aerospace flight test and evaluation is the individual member of the flight test team: the flight test pilot, of course, but nowadays the trained flight test engineer and navigator as well. […]
Otto Lilienthal – Aviation Education Pioneer Lesson Plan
Grades 6-8, 9-12 […]
WHAT IF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS HAD PRANGED ON DECEMBER 14, 1903?
It is fitting that the Wrights have at last received the recognition that they truly deserve in the many celebrations around the world on the 100th anniversary of their first flight. They were unquestioned geniuses in aviation whose true importance has only belatedly been recognized. […]