Light Sport & General Aviation News

Orlando’s AeroSpares acquired by rival aircraft parts maker in Seattle

Dec 25, 2020 | Kathryn's Report, wprss-feeds |

AeroSpares, a proprietary aircraft parts maker in Orlando, was acquired by rival Jet Parts...

Birdstrike: Beech 200 Super King Air, N850BK; accident occurred October 31, 2019 near New Braunfels Regional Airport (KBAZ), Guadalupe County, Texas
Dec 27, 2020 | Kathryn's Report, wprss-feeds |
Federal Aviation Administration Issues Long-Anticipated Rules for Commercial Drones
Dec 29, 2020 | Kathryn's Report, wprss-feeds |
Loss of Control in Flight: Glasair II, N238SH; accident occurred January 26, 2020 at Majors Airport (KGVT), Greenville, Hunt County, Texas
Jan 1, 2021 | Kathryn's Report, wprss-feeds |
Beech V35 Bonanza, N4822J: Incident occurred January 02, 2021 at San Luis Valley Regional Airport (KALS), Alamosa, Colorado
Jan 4, 2021 | Kathryn's Report, wprss-feeds |

Business & Commercial Aviation News

Conair to replace all of their L-188 and CV-580 air tankers with Q400s

Jan 14, 2021 | Fire Aviation, wprss-feeds |

The company has purchased 11 De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 aircraft which will be converted to air...

MAFFS — A look back
Jan 21, 2021 | Fire Aviation, wprss-feeds |
Firefighting air tankers, the early years
Jan 22, 2021 | Fire Aviation, wprss-feeds |
Neptune adopts new livery for their air tankers
Dec 23, 2020 | Fire Aviation, wprss-feeds |
Photos of firefighting helicopters from Chicago, Sacramento, and Kern County
Dec 25, 2020 | Fire Aviation, wprss-feeds |

Military Aviation News

U.S. military increases activity over Iraq to respond to potential Iranian attack

Dec 27, 2020 | Defense Blog, wprss-feeds |

The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps are on heightened alert and increase patrols over Iraq...

“Legion 15”: The Story Of The Italian Air Force Tornado IDS Shot Down During Operation Desert Storm
Jan 18, 2021 | The Aviationist, wprss-feeds |
MBDA SPEAR 3 Selected As The British F-35B’s Primary Air-to-Ground Weapon
Jan 11, 2021 | The Aviationist, wprss-feeds |
Lockheed Martin nabs $1.28 billion for global F-35 fleet support
Jan 9, 2021 | Defense Blog, wprss-feeds |
U.S. Air National Guard deploys F-35 stealth fighters to Florida
Jan 16, 2021 | Defense Blog, wprss-feeds |

Aviation & Aerospace History

The incredible story of Marinos Mitralexis, the Greek pilot who brought down an enemy bomber by ramming its tail and arrested its crew

Jan 15, 2021 | The Aviation Geek Club, wprss-feeds |

Mitralexis, who had already shot down one bomber, aimed the nose of his PZL P. 24 right into an...

Artificial Intelligence: Cure for What Ails Us, or Looming Threat to the World?
Jan 19, 2021 | Air and Space Mag, wprss-feeds |
Striding Into The New Year With The Lancaster Challenge
Jan 13, 2021 | Warbirds News, wprss-feeds |
Impressive video shows C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter doing a very short take off
Dec 24, 2020 | The Aviation Geek Club, wprss-feeds |
The best made military propaganda film: Wehrhafte Schweiz (1964) features incredible flying footage
Dec 22, 2020 | Hush Kit, wprss-feeds |

So You Want to Fly

A Whole Lot of Aircraft Mods

Jan 19, 2021 | Flying Magazine, wprss-feeds |

The rugged, low-pressure tires provide a huge footprint and increased flotation, enabling...

Quiz: 6 Questions To See How Much You Know About Aerodynamics
Jan 1, 2021 | Boldmethod, wprss-feeds |
8 Weight And Balance Terms Every Pilot Should Know
Jan 2, 2021 | Boldmethod, wprss-feeds |
Archer and Fiat Chrysler Collaborate to Accelerate eVTOL Production
Jan 14, 2021 | Flying Magazine, wprss-feeds |
Unqualified Pilots—But Not Disqualified
Jan 5, 2021 | Flying Magazine, wprss-feeds |

Light Sport & General Aviation News

Orlando’s AeroSpares acquired by rival aircraft parts maker in Seattle

Birdstrike: Beech 200 Super King Air, N850BK; accident occurred October 31, 2019 near New Braunfels Regional Airport (KBAZ), Guadalupe County, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration Issues Long-Anticipated Rules for Commercial Drones

Loss of Control in Flight: Glasair II, N238SH; accident occurred January 26, 2020 at Majors Airport (KGVT), Greenville, Hunt County, Texas

Beech V35 Bonanza, N4822J: Incident occurred January 02, 2021 at San Luis Valley Regional Airport (KALS), Alamosa, Colorado

Business & Commercial Aviation News

Conair to replace all of their L-188 and CV-580 air tankers with Q400s

MAFFS — A look back

Firefighting air tankers, the early years

Neptune adopts new livery for their air tankers

Photos of firefighting helicopters from Chicago, Sacramento, and Kern County

Military Aviation News

U.S. military increases activity over Iraq to respond to potential Iranian attack

“Legion 15”: The Story Of The Italian Air Force Tornado IDS Shot Down During Operation Desert Storm

MBDA SPEAR 3 Selected As The British F-35B’s Primary Air-to-Ground Weapon

Lockheed Martin nabs $1.28 billion for global F-35 fleet support

U.S. Air National Guard deploys F-35 stealth fighters to Florida

Aviation & Aerospace History

The incredible story of Marinos Mitralexis, the Greek pilot who brought down an enemy bomber by ramming its tail and arrested its crew

Artificial Intelligence: Cure for What Ails Us, or Looming Threat to the World?

Striding Into The New Year With The Lancaster Challenge

Impressive video shows C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter doing a very short take off

The best made military propaganda film: Wehrhafte Schweiz (1964) features incredible flying footage

So You Want to Fly

A Whole Lot of Aircraft Mods

Quiz: 6 Questions To See How Much You Know About Aerodynamics

8 Weight And Balance Terms Every Pilot Should Know

Archer and Fiat Chrysler Collaborate to Accelerate eVTOL Production

Unqualified Pilots—But Not Disqualified

Why We Fly

Top 10 articles of 2020 on Air Facts

Finally… back in the left seat again

Friday photo: above the thermal layer

Announcing the third annual Richard L. Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots

Friday Photo: Alaska seaplane sunset