American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist Charles Augustus Lindbergh On May 20–21, 1927, at the age of 25, he made history by flying the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh flew solo in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, for the 33+12-hour, … Read more
The B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy penetration strategic bomber with low observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses. It is a flying wing design with a two-person crew. Flying B2 Stealth Bomber should require a pilot to have some mental skills. The bomber … Read more
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also known as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I and is regarded as the war’s ace-of-aces, with an official tally of 80 aerial victories. He is included in the Top celebrity aces during … Read more
Every individual who has ever passed their finger over their freshly minted pilot certificate has mentioned the word “freedom” at some point in their explanation of why they learned to fly. They certainly struggled to express it well, but each of those little airport dots on that massive chart represented the underlying … Read more
Through the years, air travel has evolved to be one of the most widely used and dependable means of transport across the globe, far from the famous warplanes that once dominated the skies. Many countries have constructed massive, modern airports to cater to their passenger and cargo needs. Africa has made significant … Read more
Everyone loves to watch UFO and alien flicks. It’s no wonder, as we have long been fascinated by the unknown with many movies depicting them on the big screen. From the “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), “E.T.” (1982), “Alien” (1979), and “Men In Black” (1997), and even the animated film … Read more
People destined to be great always want to be part of something big and adventurous. Some people dream of changing the face of medicine, some desire to explore the great depths of the ocean by snorkeling in the Pacific , while some want to discover the beauty of the obscure parts of the … Read more
Remember your childhood obsession with top 80s arcade games, which allowed you to do things you could never do in real life? And now that you’ve grown up, gained command of the tower, and you want to do things as you do in real life. So, you pull back on the yoke … Read more
Boeing Commercial Airlines is well known in the aerospace world because it is one the most prominent companies that manufacture aircraft. Boeing produces some of the best commercial, cargo, and military aircraft that are used all around the world. The Boeing 747 was released in 1969 and became an instant hit. It … Read more
A nautical mile is a unit of measurement that sailors or navigators use in aviation and shipping on water. A nautical mile is the average length of one minute of one degree along a great circle of the Earth. One nautical mile equals one minute of latitude, which means that degrees of … Read more
Many uncomfortable occurrences come with flying in airplanes, from turbulence to sitting next to strangers. Directors and movie producers have profited on all of them. During a flight, a lot of things can happen. You can fall in love, capture a criminal, or even engage in a full-fledged battle with a swarm of … Read more
For hundreds of generations past, skeptics such as Lord Kelvin infamously declared that heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. However, the aviation industry has long since soared from when it first took off in 1903, when brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright first demonstrated an airplane capable of powered flight. The aviation industry, encompassing … Read more
Airplanes and the wonder of flight never cease to astound, and what makes them even more incredible is when the planes are longer than Olympic swimming pools, heavier than the world’s most giant tanks, and taller than 5-story buildings. Large aircraft can be measured in various ways, including length, weight, wingspan, and … Read more
Arguably, being a pilot for most of the time is the dream you would often hear from a child – and for a good reason. A pilot could literally touch the sky and cloud with their hands. They could travel virtually around the world for the most obvious reasons. But there is … Read more