Aviation Features

The Iraqi Air Force or IQAF is the military branch in Iraq responsible for aerial operations. The IQAF also acts as a support force for the Iraqi Navy and the Iraqi Army. […]

The Farnborough International Airshow is a seven-day international trade fair for the aerospace business which is held biennially in England. […]

The story of the atomic bomb started around the turn of the century when a small number of physicists began to think about, discuss, and publish papers about the phenomenon of radioactivity, the behavior of alpha particles, and the properties of various materials when irradiated. […]

The technology of “sport” skydiving has come a long way since it’s beginnings after World War II. […]

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. […]

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet traces its direct ancestry to the Northrop Cobra, a twin engine multimission fighter design developed for the export market in the late 1960s. […]

The B-1 evolved from a series of studies in the 1960s into a long-range conventional multi-role bomber that operates with precision and persistence. […]

Boeing Phantom Works Technology Projects in Australia […]

Simply put, a laser beam is one form of directed energy — similar in concept to sunlight focused through a magnifying glass, a directed burst of microwave energy, or a bullet fired from a gun. […]

A number of ideas are being worked on for future aircraft developments. Some are new, some have been tried before but may prove more practicable with modern technology. […]