Burt Rutan explains why he’s building the world’s largest airplane from scratch rather than just bolting two 747s together, Turkish wants to buy LOT, US Airways wants to merge with American, inside Narita’s immigration gulag, and more…
Modern aviation is born as the Wright Brothers make the first powered flight. Other first flights on this date include the Douglas DC-3, the B-47 Stratojet and the Boeing 737-300, and more…
The X-29 makes its first flight, JAL adds personal TVs to their 747s, Burt Rutan’s Voyager departs for first nonstop flight around the world, and more…
A photo and video montage of my favorite things at Oshkosh 2011, from the Blue Angels Ford Mustang to the Marine Corps Harrier flight demo.
