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From Off the Ground to Out of this World: The Beginnings of NASA

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From Off the Ground to Out of this World: The Beginnings of NASA

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 [...]

By Sarah Simonovich|July 17th, 2017|General Aviation|Comments Off

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Plane of the Week: North American P-51 Mustang

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Plane of the Week: North American P-51 Mustang

The P-51 Mustang was designed by North American Aviation in response to a British specification requirement to build a fighter under a Royal Air Force (RAF) license. They wanted a new design—not something from another company. So, North American Aviation created a more modern design and produced the first P-51 Mustang for test flights in [...]

By Kayleigh DeMace|December 9th, 2016|Plane Of The Week|Comments Off