Celebrate National Siblings Day with These Famous Sibling Aviators

When it comes to having siblings, it tends to be a love/hate situation--sometimes a little more of one than the other (I can say that I know this from experience). And if there's anything more challenging than simply having siblings, working with them can be a completely different matter altogether. Some siblings, however, have made [...]

By |April 10th, 2017|Aviation History, General Aviation|Comments Off on Celebrate National Siblings Day with These Famous Sibling Aviators

The History of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Part 1: WWI

When we think of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it’s easy to limit our thought to present-day UAVs—after all, drones have been receiving a lot of media attention lately. While modern drones and remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) have become critical to the US Military due to their advancements, the development of such vehicles is, like so [...]

By |November 14th, 2016|Aviation History|Comments Off on The History of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Part 1: WWI

Santos-Dumont vs The Wright Brothers: Who Really Invented the Airplane?

It's official: the 2016 Summer Olympics are over in Rio. America took away the most medals with a total of 121 (46 gold). Britain followed with a total of 67 medals (27 gold), and China a respectable third with 70 total medals (26 gold). A lot has happened over the past two weeks, but amid [...]

By |August 23rd, 2016|Aviation History|Comments Off on Santos-Dumont vs The Wright Brothers: Who Really Invented the Airplane?