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Plane of the Week: Grumman X-29

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Plane of the Week: Grumman X-29

The Grumman X-29 is not your typical plane. Its unconventional design is like none other, and its testing and development was meant to experiment with a few different aircraft technologies. Developed by Grumman, two were produced and flown by NASA and the U.S. Air Force. Other than the forward sweeping wings, this plane featured canard [...]

By Kayleigh DeMace|January 20th, 2017|Plane Of The Week|Comments Off

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A Brief History of Early Aerial Warfare

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A Brief History of Early Aerial Warfare

It might seem reasonable to assume that aerial warfare didn’t begin until the 20th century—after all, that’s when the Wright Bros invented and flew the first successful airplane (The Wright Flyer). In a way, this is completely valid. However, technically speaking, the history of aerial warfare is an ancient one. Lowe in his balloon "Intrepid" on [...]

By Sarah Simonovich|October 24th, 2016|Aviation History|Comments Off