We often hear a lot of news on new technology and innovation for airplanes like flexible wings and turbulence-detecting lasers. However, there is not an incredible amount of news on helicopter technology--and there should be. Helicopters and airplanes are two entirely different machines; one generates lift through spinning rotors while airplanes fly by moving forward while [...]
Why yes, there is something better than new car smell, and it's that feeling of a brand new (or overhauled) piston engine. You may never get to experience breaking in a new engine, no matter how long you've been flying. But if you do ever have the chance, it's important to do it properly. Whether it's fresh from the [...]
Some people do little. But this Doolittle did a lot. James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle was born on December 14, 1896, in Alameda, California. However, he spent much of his childhood in Nome, Alaska, where his father was a gold prospector and carpenter. While living in Alaska, Jimmy learned how to fight and pilot a [...]
