A REVIEW BY WALTER J. BOYNE OF “THOSE OTHER EAGLES, A Companion Volume to ACES HIGH”
There are some authors whose name alone is sufficient reason to buy a book, and Christopher Shores is surely one of these. […]
Articles by Carl Chance
Boeing: History – Jets and Rockets Take Off, 1957-1970
By the late 1950s, the technologies forged in the fires of World War II had impacted every aspect of business and manufacturing. […]
The Day Air Racing’s Golden Age Began
Ten years after the end of World War I, the American public had become enchanted with the romance and excitement of the noisy, speeding machines that locked in aerial battle around racing pylons. […]
BOEING PHANTOM WORKS “BIRD OF PREY” STEALTH TECHNOLOGY!
The Bird of Prey technology pioneered breakthrough low-observable technologies and revolutionized aircraft design, development and production. […]
B-29 Restoration: Work Progresses on “Doc’s” Wing Structure
Wichita Development and Modification Center workers are helping volunteers in the effort to return the Wichita built airplane to flying condition. […]
Boeing Space Shuttle Facts & Figures
Technical facts and figures about the space shuttle. […]
Boeing’s slow-flying Scout
Pushed by relentless necessity, it entered a U.S. Army competition to design and produce a small, light observation and liaison airplane. […]
MEMORIAL DAY!
Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend that marks the beginning of summer. To many people, this day is an important reminder of those who died in the service of their country. […]
Al Mooney’s Mighty Mite
The Mooney M-18 “Mite” could be described as the most efficient airplane ever built. With 65 hp, it could reach speeds of 140 mph, and designer Al Mooney once flew it on a 1,300-mile trip from Brownsville, Tex. To Watertown, S.D. and averaged 35 miles per gallon. […]
Boeing History – Post War Developments: 1946-1956
The years immediately following the end of World War II rocked with change. The military canceled its bomber orders; Boeing factories shut down and 70,000 people lost their jobs. […]