10 Mar 2022, 20:37 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Meet Pathfinder, no, not the Mars rover, although it was also an EV if you think about it. Before it came around, the idea of an all-electric plane was silly.
25 Jan 2022, 21:29 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Only five Arrowbiles were ever manufactured during the late 1930s, so calling it a success would be more than a bit of a stretch
16 Jan 2022, 20:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Discovery was named for two colonial-era British merchants and warships that were instrumental in the colonization and ultimate founding of the United States.
6 Jan 2022, 18:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's fitting that this rocket fighter is in such close proximity to Space Shuttle Discovery in the museum hangar. We may never have had one without the other.
31 Dec 2021, 21:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What we can gather from Mr. Udvar-Hazy is A, he's a very big fan of aviation, and B, richer than most of us can comprehend
30 Dec 2021, 21:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Enola Gay was not just any Superfortress. It was one of 65 ever built to the Army Air Force's "Silverplate" designation. These could carry nuclear payloads
30 Dec 2021, 06:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The tiny fighter was a mere 20 feet (6.14 m) long and 10.6 feet (3.2 m) tall, positively puny even in its day. It also weighed less than 3,000 pounds