Historians have long pegged December 17, 1903, as a seminal turning point in the history of the world, which is why many aircraft made their first flights on the anniversary of the first flight.
Throwing cold water on fires
Air tankers have evolved since they were first used in 1937.
The first shipboard aircraft landing and takeoff
Flying a First Curtiss pusher biplane, Eugene B. Ely successfully made the first landing on a warship.
A new mission for the B-26K Counter Invader
The mission of the B-26K “Special Kay” is to honor veterans of the war in Southeast Asia and “bring these guys home.”
Warbird Roundup 2018 features world-class fliers and aircraft
World-class pilots and aircraft flocked to Idaho for Warbird Roundup 2018 hosted by the Warhawk Air Museum.
Consolidated Coronado seaplane flew in relative obscurity
More than 200 Consolidated four-engine PB2Y Coronados were built, but the seaplane flew in relative obscurity as patrol bombers and long-range transports.
The Lighter-Than-Air Army
The U.S. Army experimented with the use of lighter-than-air blimps for a variety of needs.
Vintage and vanishing military helicopters
The use of helicopters in the U.S. Air Force predates the Air Force as a separate service. In World War II, limited numbers of Sikorsky R-4s flew for the Army Air Forces. But with the separation of the Air Force from the Army in 1947, both branches of the military coveted helicopters to do certain […]
Yak-110 debuts at Gunfighter Skies
The Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, about 50 miles southeast of Boise, Idaho, saw the triumphal air show debut of the unique Yak-110 twin-fuselage aircraft on June 3, 2018. The Yak-110 is made from two single-engine Yak-55s joined at the wing and tail, with a jet engine added beneath the wing […]