The airports of today are so much different than they used to be. Things are stricter and much more structured. There are hard and fast rules, and there are no bending them. Here are 5 things you won’t see at an airport today that used to be staples in the early years of aviation. 5) [...]
No matter what you call it— Stearman Biplane, Boeing-Stearman Model 75, PT-17, or Kaydet—one thing remains the same: it’s one of the best-known biplanes in history. The Stearman Aircraft Co. manufactured the Stearman Model 75 from 1934 through 1945 in Wichita, Kansas. During this time, they produced around 10,000 aircraft. 8,584 aircraft were completed while [...]
Before the GPS provided exact coordinates and became fully operational on flights in 1994, pilots had to navigate through the air in a different way. They relied on map reading methods, measuring tools, and even celestial navigation. If there’s one thing we know about pilots in a world without a GPS, it’s that they certainly [...]
Colonel Robert Lee Scott, Jr. is well-known for his autobiography, God is My Co-Pilot, and served as a brigadier general in the United States Air Force as well as a flying ace of World War II. To say the least, he accomplished a lot during his lifetime. But this is just the tip of the [...]
When aircraft crash or disappear, investigators highly prioritize retrieving the aircraft's black box. The device records the entire flight, as well as conversations in the cockpit and between the flight crew. However, the term “black box” inaccurately describes the box. It is a bright orange cylinder that must be highly visible in a wreck. The [...]
