C-130 HALO Practice
One exciting event in the C-130 airdrop world was the High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) airdrop. These were not all that popular with aircrew, and at the time, they were relatively rare in both the training and the real world. […]
Articles by Carl Chance
Wichita Airshow 2007 Mcconnel AFB – Blue Angels
Taken off the end of the runway away from the Airshow, It’s where the noise is! […]
Where’s Amelia Earhart?
Did aviator Amelia Earhart run out of fuel and crash into the sea? Or could she have survived? […]
Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines!
Men like Lloyd Stearman, Walter Beech, Clyde Cessna, E.M. Laird, J.M. Mollendick and George Weaver were responsible for starting the aircraft industry in the area. […]
The Man Who Built the Missiles
Gen. Bernard Schriever not only produced an ICBM force in record time but also led the way to American dominance in space. […]
Cessna Tribute
The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Their main products are general aviation aircraft. […]
THE PSYCHIC WORLD OF AMELIA EARHART
On a stormy day in June 1928, the Fokker tri-motor Friendship dipped down out of a leaden sky to land in the bay near Burry Port, Wales. The airship taxied through the pouring rain to a nearby buoy and cut its engines. […]
P-8 Poseidon
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon (formerly the Multimission Maritime Aircraft or MMA) is a military aircraft currently being developed for the United States Navy. […]
Mooney Airplane Company
The Mooney Airplane Company (MAC) is a U.S. manufacturer of single-engined general aviation aircraft. […]