In continued celebration of National Aviation History Month, we’re focusing now on one incredible portion of aviation history: Night Witches. During World War II, women became involved in positions typically reserved for men. Little known are the Night Witches, who were a large part of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment in the Soviet Air Forces. [...]
Is it a plane? Is it a helicopter? Is it both?! The Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA) X-Wing, produced by Sikorsky Aircraft, is certainly an odd bird. First produced in in the 1980s, this plane was an experimental hybrid of both a helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft. Only two were built by the Sikorsky Aircraft [...]
Earlier this year, we wrote about the history of aviation. Today, we’re going to take that in a slightly different direction and look at some significant women in aviation history. Women aviators, often called an aviatrix, are plentiful throughout aviation’s history. Here are just a few of our favorites: Raymonde de Laroche Raymonde de [...]
