The Early History of Commercial Air Travel

In 2016, 3.8 billion people traveled by air, and IATA expects that number to double over the course of 20 years. This isn't unreasonable, considering that the 4 billion passengers expected to fly commercially this year is double what it was just 12 years ago. Suffice it to say, commercial air travel is common these days. [...]

By |May 3rd, 2017|Aviation History, General Aviation|Comments Off on The Early History of Commercial Air Travel

Whatever Happened to Stratovision?

Airborne television broadcasting is not a thing of the past, but in the past it was the thing. In October of 1945, Radio Craft Magazine introduced the concept (read the full issue here!). In early 1940s, not many places in the country had access to television, and Stratovision wanted to change that. Introducing Stratovision! C.E. [...]

By |April 19th, 2017|General Aviation|Comments Off on Whatever Happened to Stratovision?