NASA Veteran C-130 Hercules Has Been Mothballed Since the 90s, Now for Sale
30 Jun 2024, 03:11 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Having never landed rough on an unpaved surface like so many C-130s, this Hercules is in much the same condition as it was the day it was mothballed.
NASA Picks SpaceX to Haul ISS to Its Tomb, Gets Nearly $1 Billion to Do It
27 Jun 2024, 18:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Elon Musk's SpaceX will get the call to bring the ISS back home safely. Well, safely for all of us, not the station itself.
Turbine-Swapped Grumman Goose is a Restomod on the Water, Beats a Private Yacht Any Day
21 Jun 2024, 19:29 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After the war, handfuls of G-21s were retrofitted for civilian use; their cargo holds were repurposed with airline seats and turboprop engines.
For Ten Years, This USAF Squadron Kept Enemy Soviet Fighter Jets at Area 51
12 Jun 2024, 16:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The story of how the biggest pain in the ass the US Air Force ever fought against would up on American soil is one of those classic Cold War stories.
One-of-One Boeing Skyfox Jet Trainer Begins Restoration at Palm Springs Air Museum
30 May 2024, 19:47 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Located on the grounds of Palm Springs International Airport, the Palm Springs Air Museum is one of the most impressive air and space museums in California.
President Biden Claps Back at Boeing and Shifty Airlines, Signs FAA Reform Bill
18 May 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Closer to home, this legislation ensures vital airport services, once strained by a global health crisis, will finally receive a vital boost in funding.
Tiny Moon Amalthea Photobombs NASA Juno Probe Photo of Jupiter, Looks Super Cute
16 May 2024, 23:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For some, it's the first time they've ever seen, let alone heard of this little moon barely the size of a small US state in surface area.
Artemis Accords Finishes Drag Race to 40 Signatories, Welcomes Lithuania
16 May 2024, 00:53 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Owing to its close proximity to global leaders in the aerospace sector in Sweden and Germany, Lithuania has seen a spike in the number of jobs in aerospace.
Douglas 1211-J: A Bonkers American Bomber Design With Parasite Fighters Under its Wings
8 May 2024, 03:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In no other scenario would a design as bat-you-know-what crazy as the Douglas 1211-J bomber even become conceptualized as the very early Cold War.
Once Thought Extinct, These Four Japanese F1M2 Seaplanes Are Now for Sale
2 May 2024, 23:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / their day, the F1M was never designed for front-line combat the way most iconic Imperial Japanese warbirds of the time were.
Bombshell: Boeing CEO To Resign in Disgrace After 737 MAX Debacle
25 Mar 2024, 19:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / "As you all know, the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 accident was a watershed moment for Boeing," Calhoun declared in an official press statement.
Michelin’s New Pilot Aviation Tires Are Like Sport Cups Under Wings
18 Mar 2024, 22:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Where MPGs and miles driven are the key metrics for car and truck tires, landings before replacement serve as the goalposts in civil aviation.
Here's How Apple TV's 'For All Mankind' Legitimately Changed My Life, No Seriously
4 Mar 2024, 05:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For a particular set of people to whom space-related fiction is their bread and butter, totally their thing, 'For All Mankind' is like no other show made today.
Chiron in the Sky: The Tragically Spectacular Story of the Bugatti Model 100
2 Mar 2024, 16:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After three decades of success in Grand Prix racing and building luxury grand touring cars, Ettore Bugatti was ready to bring his talents to aviation.
91 Years Ago, America’s First Purpose Built Aircraft Carrier Hit the High Seas
25 Feb 2024, 20:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On the anniversary of this historic warship's operational birth, we owe our thanks to the crew who served onboard our deepest thanks.
Not Flashy, Not Stylish, This Taylorcraft DCO-65 Is an Affordable Warbird Lookalike
25 Feb 2024, 18:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As a member of Taylorcraft's much beloved Model D line, this airplane is at least blood-related to genuine warbirds from World War II
Up Close and Personal With Dream Chaser Tenacity, Sierra Space's Pint-Sized Spaceplane
6 Feb 2024, 03:08 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Inside the Armstrong Facility, DC-101 Tenacity made its triumphant debut in front of the press and media alike as it sat on a 55-foot (16.6-m) tall test stack.
Straight Outa Nanchang: This Chinese CJ-6A Air Force Trainer Has Made Its Way to the West
23 Jan 2024, 20:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Though it might look like a plane straight out of the Pacific theater of World War II, the CJ-6 wasn't introduced to trainer service until 1960.
Jeremy Hansen Will Be the First Non-American to Orbit the Moon, Hear His Side of the Story
16 Jan 2024, 04:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Many thanks to Jeremy Hansen and the Canadian Space Agency's public relations team for giving us the time to sit down with Jeremy Hansen, a real Canadian hero.
Airbus A350: The Modern Jetliner That Sacrificed Itself To Save Every Soul Aboard
6 Jan 2024, 05:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In many ways, the chain of events that transpired during that fateful accident began with decades of advancements in aeronautical safety.