If you’ve ever ridden a roller coaster, you may have felt a sense of weightlessness followed by abrupt heaviness. Going over bumps, through corkscrews, and around loops nearing a speed of 100 mph contributes to all those sensations—it’s also why you may feel a little queasy after getting off the ride. Roller coasters cause you [...]
Long before Neil Armstrong made one giant leap for mankind (or, you know, didn’t, if that’s your belief), NASA’s work was a lot closer to home. In fact, it had nothing to do with aerospace at all. At least, not technically. The NASA we know and love today grew out of a federal agency founded [...]
The Bell X-1, piloted by Chuck Yeager, was the first manned airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. In 1942, the UK's Ministry of Aviation began working on a super top secret project with Miles Aircraft to develop the world's first aircraft to break the sound barrier. While working on the project, they developed [...]
Bob Hoover is among the elite of the aviation world. Although this American icon of heroism and aviation prowess passed away Tuesday, October 25, he legacy will certainly live on. Robert Anderson “Bob” Hoover was born January 24, 1922. At 15, he began flying at Nashville’s Berry Field while working at a local grocery store [...]
