Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who flew with distinction during World War II as the 332nd Fighter Group of the US Army Air Corps. […]
Year: 2009
Wichita’s Wee Wooden Wonders, Part 2
Alexander turned to engineer Noonan, and directed him to create a new plane design, from scratch, using some of the extra parts acquired with the Longren fleet. It was a daunting task, made all the more difficult by the fact that Noonan was only a “shirtsleeves” engineer, lacking the formal training of a “real” engineer. […]
Air Capital Aviation Report: February 8, 2009
Air Capital Report #25 […]
Wichita’s Wee Wooden Wonders
Kansas has many famous general aviation plane-makers today. But there is another legendary general aviation airplane manufacturer — still very much alive today — that started in Wichita, as well: Mooney Aircraft. […]
F-35 Flight Test Perspectives: Testing The Lightning II
Eighteen test vehicles, more than 5,000 sorties, and 10,000 flight test hours are just a few ways to sum up the testing planned for the System Development and Demonstration, or SDD, phase of the F-35 program. […]
Aviation History Facts: February
Historical aviation facts and events from the month of February […]
THE HISTORY OF FORBES FIELD
Forbes Field (also known as the Topeka Army Airfield and later as Forbes Air Force Base during DOD use) consisted of 4,233 acres. Forbes Field is located approximately 3 miles south of Topeka, Kansas in Shawnee County. […]
Air Capital Aviation Report: January 25, 2009
Air Capital Report #24 […]
Stinson 108
The Stinson 108 was a popular general aviation aircraft produced by the American airplane company Consolidated Vultee, from immediately after World War II to 1950, when the company was bought by Piper Aircraft. Production continued for a few years under Piper. […]
Air Capital Aviation Report: January 18, 2009
Current news from Boeing and Cessna […]