Month: January 2009
Boeing’s Metal Monoplanes of the 1930s
By the end of the 1920s, biplanes were becoming obsolete and manufacturers turned to building all-metal monoplanes. Boeing Aircraft led this technological revolution with welded steel tubing for fuselage structure. This soon became standard in the industry until it was replaced by monocoque sheet metal structures in the mid-1930s. […]
Dogfights – Tuskegee Airmen
This outstanding series of 5 videos features actual recreation of aerial battles, interlaced with interviews with some of the Tuskegee pilots themselves. The remaining videos will be added weekly. […]