Blackbird on Steroids: How the Convair Kingfish Was Almost a Better, Faster SR-71
14 Oct 2023, 22:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In the timeline where the U.S. Air Force and the CIA picked the Convair Kingfish over Lockheed's A-12/SR-71 program, they would've had an even crazier jet.
B-50 Superfortress: The Cold War U.S. Air Force's Idea of a Hot Rod Bomber
13 Oct 2023, 00:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, only five of the 370 B-50 airframes produced survive. Including one at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
This Focke-Wulf Fw 190A Terrorized Allied Bomber Pilots, Now It's for Sale
2 Oct 2023, 23:39 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Would you love to fly around all day in a German icon of World War II powered by a freakin Soviet engine? Or would you rather own a Mustang?
I Hate to Admit It, But It's Time For the A-10 Warthog to Retire
29 Sep 2023, 16:54 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / To understand why the U.S. Air Force and the Pentagon might be ready to change their attitude towards the A-10, we need to go back to the program's beginning.
Culver PQ-14 Cadet: The WWII Target Drone Too Pretty to Shoot Down
25 Sep 2023, 01:57 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It took a little digging to tell the full story behind the PQ-14. But falls back to a little-remembered maverick of aviation's late pioneer era named Al Mooney.
This 80 Percent Scale Supermarine Spitfire Replica Has 100 Percent of the Charm
21 Sep 2023, 19:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / nder the hood of this bird sits a General Motors-Isuzu V6 with an added supercharger to bring the power output up to 252 hp.
50 Years Ago Today, Concorde Made its Triumphant First U.S. Appearance at DFW Airport
20 Sep 2023, 18:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Europe's novel supersonic hyper-airliner didn't plant its flag at New York's JFK or Los Angeles' LAX, But rather Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
This LTV A-7E Corsair II is the World's Coolest Lawn Ornament, Now for Sale
8 Sep 2023, 20:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Though undoubtedly never taking to the air ever again, the asking price of $50,000 is a small one to pay for an eccentric millionaire
Convair ConVairCar: The Adorable Flying Car From the Team That Gave Us the B-36 Peacemaker
7 Sep 2023, 20:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / This is the story of the Convair Model 118, the flying car prototype that almost made sense in the late 1940s. Safe to say, it didn't quite make the cut.
This 1933 Caproni Ca.100 Is Italy's Oldest Flight-Worthy Aircraft, and It's for Sale
5 Sep 2023, 17:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With a nickname like Caproncino (little Caproni) to throw around, this pipsqueak little twin-seater trainer was so many Italian pilots introduction to aviation.
This MiG-21 Trainer Just Finished a Major Overhaul, For Sale to Eccentric Millionaires
3 Sep 2023, 17:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Hailing from the peak era of Soviet stagnation that was 1974, this particular MiG-21 is the special two-seater UM variant.
Sports Car in the Sky: How the Boeing 757 Became the Most Overpowered Airliner Ever Built
2 Sep 2023, 02:17 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After a global crisis nearly brought the airline industry to its knees, such a special breed of jet liek the 757could have easily gone extinct.
Another V-22 Osprey Crashes Over Australian Island, Three Marines Lost and Five Wounded
28 Aug 2023, 01:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Loss-of-hull incidents involving the V-22 airframe stretch back to 1991, a time when the Osprey had only recently been fashioned from the XV-15 prototype.
Boeing’s Big Clapback: Will the 777X Bring the Fight to Airbus? The FAA Will Decide
21 Aug 2023, 21:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / After Boeing's CEO was denied a whopping $7 million annual bonus thanks to delays in the 777X program over the last year, the pressure is on like never before.
This Fully Restored P-47 Thunderbolt is Better Than Brand New, Debuts At EAA AirVenture
14 Aug 2023, 16:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With AirCorps' pilot Bernie Vasquez at the stick, Bonnie managed to put on a memorable show for the applauding Oshkosh crowd.
Unruly Airline Passenger Reports Down 80 Percent in U.S., Have People Finally Chilled Out?
10 Aug 2023, 17:00 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / According to official Federal Aviation Administration data, there were 5,973 reports of unruly or disruptive airline passenger behavior submitted in 2021.
A-36 Apache: The P-51 Mustang's Long-Forgotten Dive Bomber Cousin
9 Aug 2023, 22:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Did you know the greatest piston-engine dogfighter the U.S. ever built had a little-remembered ground-attack relative? Even most av-geeks aren't aware.
Airbus' A321XLR is Coming To Dunk on Boeing All Over Again in 2024, Deliveries Begin Soon
8 Aug 2023, 17:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If nothing else, as Boeing's reputation in the civil airliner space continues to tumble, Airbus, as well as other manufacturers like Embraer, grow stronger.
Cessna CH-1 Skyhook: The Forgotten Story of Cessna's First and Only Helicopter
5 Aug 2023, 20:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When most people think of Cessna, they think of bare-basic single and twin-engine private airplanes. But they're open to trying new things on occasion.
Step Aside Stratolaunch, the Conroy Virtus Had the Same Idea 45 Years Ago
4 Aug 2023, 11:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's likely because John Conroy was so forward-thinking in his aircraft designs that Scaled Composites could take the same basic idea and modernize it.