Forty Two Plus Years With The Boeing Company
There is nothing romantic about my getting a job at The Boeing Co. I simply needed a job and they were hiring. I hired in on 15 April 1957 and retired on 1 August 1999. […]
Bessie Coleman – Aviation Pioneer Lesson Plan
Aviation lesson plan on Bessie Coleman […]
How to Hide a Herc
This is a true story. The names have been changed, but the incident occurred almost exactly as recorded here. […]
General Aviation – An Overview
Perhaps the best way to define general aviation is to begin by listing what it is not. General aviation is not military aviation and it is not scheduled commercial aviation. To a great extent, all other uses of aviation in the United States fall into the category of general aviation. […]
MQ-9 REAPER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-to-high altitude, long endurance remotely piloted aircraft system. The MQ-9’s primary mission is as a persistent hunter-killer against emerging targets in support of joint force commander objectives. […]
F-35 Lightning II Flight Tests
Chief Test Pilot Recounts Early Flights […]
Charles Lindbergh – Aviation Pioneer Lesson Plan
The subject of this Aviation Pioneer lesson plan is Charles Lindbergh. […]
A Midnight Meeting at Lake Charles
This is a true story about Billy Gene Nix, the worlds wisest old crow and the man who knew more about the B-52 than any man alive. […]
Blue Angels
The United States Navy’s Blue Angels (or Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron), formed in 1946, is the world’s first officially sanctioned military aerial demonstration team. […]
Air Capital Aviation Report, July 15, 2007
Aviation and aerospace news and items of interest from Wichita, the Air Capital of the World. […]