SpaceShipTwo First Powered Supersonic Flight

[hr4] Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar InvestmentsPJC, completed the first rocket-powered f
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Boeing Museum of Flight offers B-17 Ground School

From May 17-19, 2013, The Boeing Museum of Flight will be offering a unique, 2-day course centered around the iconic World War II bomber, the Boeing B-17. This course will familiar
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Bell introduces third-generation tilt rotor, the V-280 Valor

Bell Helicopter used the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America’s (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth, as the launching pad for what they call th
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Grumman Hellcat F6F-5 Flies Again

The Flying Heritage Collection’s F6F Hellcat, under restoration for years, returned to the skies on March 27th for the first time! This aircraft was designed to be flown as an unma
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Meet the SABRE Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine

Reaction Engines Ltd. announces the biggest breakthrough in aerospace propulsion technology since the invention of the jet engine. Critical tests have been successfully completed o
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Wichita Business Leaders Take the B-29 Doc Restoration Under Their Wing

A vintage B-29 has been given a new lease on life by a group of Wichita, Kansas, business leaders who are determined to see the airplane restored to flying condition. A new non-pro
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PBS to air documentary about Ypsilanti’s legendary Willow Run B-24 bomber factory

“The Story of Willow Run” was a black and white documentary produced by the Ford Motor Company in 1945. The documentary describes the history of the bomber plant during
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WWII Bomber project needs new home

AN AMBITIOUS project to recreate one of the great workhorses of the Second World War could be in jeopardy unless new premises are found to complete the work. Members of the Stirlin
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Southwest Airlines Adopt-A-Pilot Program Takes Off In Schools, Inspiring More Than 412,000 Students

Southwest Airlines (LUV) today announced the official kickoff of its award-winning Adopt-A-Pilot® program where thousands of fifth-grade students “adopt” Southwest Airl
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Last Tupolev TU-154 Delivered – 16 Years After Production Ceases

Tupolev TU-154 (OM-BYO) in Slovakian Government livery. Article and Photo by Jason Rabinowitz. Last week, a chapter of Soviet aviation has been closed forever. Over 40 years after
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