Plane of the Week: Air Horse One

Just imagine it: You’re waking from a long sleep and the man sitting next to you, the man you remember talking with before you fell asleep, now has the head of a horse. He neighs at you as if to say “Good morning! We’re about the land.” You blink, confused, and look around to discover [...]

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Aerial Firefighting and the DC-10

Airplanes play a huge part in helping to fight forest fires. Sometimes, fires spread rapidly and dangerously across forests in areas where people and firetrucks cannot easily reach. In the past, firefighters used to wait and let these fires run their course; they’d try to contain them rather than stop them. We’ve taken great [...]

By |January 4th, 2017|General Aviation|Comments Off on Aerial Firefighting and the DC-10

Aviation Mysteries: The Disappearance of Pan Am Flight 7

On November 8, 1957, a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser left San Francisco International Airport at 11:51 am (PST) for Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. It was a Friday and, for many people, it was probably a rather ordinary day. Pan Am Flight 7, registration N90944, Clipper Romance of The Skies was an around-the-world flight; its first leg [...]

By |January 2nd, 2017|Aviation History, General Aviation|Comments Off on Aviation Mysteries: The Disappearance of Pan Am Flight 7