Plane of the Week: NASA AD-1

Even centuries-old aircraft will look somewhat familiar to modern aviation enthusiasts.  Early aviation engineers discovered pretty quickly there was a certain, standard structure for aircrafts that seemed capable of sustaining flight. Before there were documented stories, there were legends of men adhering bird-like wings to their arms, complete with plucked feathers and ancient glue-like substances. And [...]

By |February 10th, 2017|Aviation History, Plane Of The Week|Comments Off on Plane of the Week: NASA AD-1

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 |January 20th, 2017|Plane Of The Week|Comments Off on Plane of the Week: Grumman X-29