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Lighter-Than-Air Transportation: Are Blimps a Viable Option for the Transportation Industry?

In: Blimps/Balloons

By: Don Kaiser

Flying the New York VFR Corridor: Hints and Tips for Flight Along the Hudson River

In: Aviation (general)

By: Roger Tunsley

Guide to the Aerospace Valley: California’s Antelope Valley Broke Most Aviation and Space Records

In: Aerospace Engineering

By: Pierre A. Kandorfer

Edwards AFB Still Makes Aviation History: Still a Leading Edge Flight Test Facility 50 Years On

In: Aerospace Engineering

By: Pierre A. Kandorfer

The Avro Vulcan Bomber XH558 Flies Again: Awesome Delta Winged Nuclear Bomber Back in the Air

In: Aviation History

By: Elaine Findlay

How Safe is Airline Travel: Should Travellers Continue to Fly?

In: Commercial Aviation

By: James Jackson

How to Pronounce the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: Learning the ICAO-Approved Alphabet from Alpha to Zulu

In: Aviation (general)

By: Feature Writer Tamiko Nicholson

What the Heck Is a Pitot Probe? Frenchman’s 18th Century Invention at Center of Crash Mystery

In: Aviation (general)

By: Dennis D. Jacobs

The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre: A Tribute to RAF Bomber Command of WWII

In: Aviation History

By: Jennifer Harrington

EBACE 2009: European BizAv Event Defies Economic Downturn

In: Aviation (general)

By: Jennifer Harrington

Business Aviation Fights Back: Negative Media Coverage Has BizAv on the Defensive

In: Aviation (general)

By: Jennifer Harrington

Pink Panties, Boxer Shorts and Underwire Bras: New Intrusive TSA Security Measures Arouse Privacy Concerns

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Air Arabia, the World's Most Profitable Airline: The Low Cost Model that Outperforms Other Discount & Legacy Airlines

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

How To Memorize the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: Learning the ICAO-approved alphabet from Alfa to Zulu

In: Aviation (general)

By: Feature Writer Tamiko Nicholson

Medical Emergencies In The Sky: Sick On An Airplane At 40,000 Feet

In: Aviation (general)

By: May Flowers

Help For Fearful Fliers: Ways To Help Decrease Flying Phobias

In: Aviation (general)

By: May Flowers

Australia Cans Purchase of Drone Aircraft: Minister Declines US Aircraft; Not in Country's Best Interests

In: Aviation (general)

By: Rich Bowden

Harbin Smart Aerocraft Company Builds UFO: Chinese Company in Harbin Builds Real Flying Saucer

In: Aviation (general)

By: Feature Writer Thomas Alan Gray

GFS not UFO – A Real Flying Saucer: Geoff's UFO Really Works Using Coanda Effect

In: Aviation (general)

By: Feature Writer Thomas Alan Gray

Aerocar First Successful Blend of Car and Plane: Five Flying-Car Models Earned Unique Place in Aviation History

In: Aviation History

By: John Wolcott

Airplane Crash Survival Skills: A Flight Attendant's Advice on How to Stay Alive

In: Aviation (general)

By: May Flowers

What Caused Continental Flight 3407 to Crash? Did Rim Ice Contribute to the Colgan Air Buffalo Accident?

In: Aviation (general)

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

What Is Business Aviation? The Use of Private Aircraft Is Not Limited to Business Executives

In: Aviation (general)

By: Jennifer Harrington

How to Survive an Airplane Crash: A Flight Attendant's Advice

In: Aviation (general)

By: May Flowers

How to Survive a Plane Crash: Learn Ways to Increase Chances of Surviving Airplane Crashes!

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Mia Carter

Aviation Adopts Alternative Fuel: Airplanes Could Soon be Environmentally Friendly

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Rebecca Hersh

Air Traffic Controllers: The Unsung Heroes of Aviation

In: Aviation (general)

By: Brigitte Surette

SAM Countermeasure Protects Commercial Flights: Northrop Grumman Guardian System Defence Developed for Airline Use

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Nicolas McGregor

Fatal Crash of Spanair Flight 5022: A Preliminary Look at the Madrid Aircraft Tragedy

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Those Magnificent Men in their Crashing Machines: Red Bull Flugtag Draws Massive Crowds to Tampa

In: Aviation (general)

By: Joe Harless

Advances in High Speed Cruise Missiles: Technological Marvels are the Deadliest Anti-Ship Weapons

In: Aerospace Engineering

By: Harry P. Schlanger

Russia Honors First Dog In Space: Laika the Dog Has Received Her Own Monument in Moscow

In: Aviation History

By: Laura Smith

Boeing Dreamliner in Final Stages: Despite 787 Security Issues Delaying Production, Now on Schedule

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Aurae Beidler

The Hindenburg Disaster: The Truth Behind History's Most Famous Zeppelin's Creation and Crash

In: Aviation History

By: Isaac M. McPhee

Ornithopter Flying Machines: The Ancient Origins of an Invention

In: Aviation History

By: Isaac M. McPhee

Colonel Roscoe Turner: America's Greatest Showman Pilot

In: Aviation History

By: Laurie McLaughlin

TAM 3054 Crash Investigation: Preliminary Data Points to Pilot Error

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Boeing Versus Airbus in Asia: Aircraft Carrier Company Boeing Number One in China

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Feature Writer Frank W. Hardy

Boeing 787: An investment for the future

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Christine Hucko

Air Traffic is on the Rise: Airbus thinks the A380 will help to manage this growth

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Christine Hucko

Airbus A380 vs. Boeing 787: Poll reveals that passengers prefer a smaller plane

In: Commercial Aviation

By: Christine Hucko

The First Space Walks, 1965: Aleski Leonov and Ed White Were the First Men to Exit their Ships

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

The Birth of Airmail: On May 15th 1918 the Army Air Corps Began Carrying Mail

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Robert Goddard, Rocket Pioneer: He Invented the First Liquid-Fueled Rockets

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Sputnik I, Artificial Satellite: The first man made object to orbit the Earth.

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Amelia Earhart's Disappearance: Int. Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery Finds Coast Guard Diary

In: Aviation History

By: Laurie McLaughlin

The Invention of the Jet Engine: Frank Whittle and Hans von Ohain

In: Commercial Aviation

By: John Crandall

Bert Hinkler: Pioneer Airman: Australian pilot remembered as 'The boy from Bundeberg'

In: Aviation History

By: Murray McLeod

P.G Taylor: Aviation Pioneer: Air Ace and Trail Blazer

In: Aviation History

By: Murray McLeod

Werhner von Braun: Spent his life developing rocket technology.

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

What is Aerospace Engineering? Past, Present and Future

In: Aerospace Engineering

By: Sudheendra Dhulipala

Amelia Earhart (part 2): The Disappearance

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Amelia Earhart (part 1): Female aviation pioneer

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Apollo 13: A near disaster in space

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Apollo 11: The First Men on the Moon

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

The Parachute After Leonardo: the slow advance of parachuting

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

The Sopwith Camel: Top fighter technology in the middle of WWI, it was outdated by the end of the war.

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

The Montgolfier Brothers' Balloon: Joseph and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier invented the hot air balloon.

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Leonardo's Flying Machines: Helicopter, glider, and airplane with cabin

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Leonardo and the Parachute: The great Renaissance genius also invented the parachute

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Leonardo Da Vinci: 'A bird is an instrument working according to a mathematical law. It lies within the power of man to make this instrument with all its motions'.

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Hugo Junkers and the J 1: Hugo Junkers built the first all metal airplane, the J1

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Louis Bleriot: a French aircraft pioneer

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Charles Lindbergh: First to fly acrossed the Atlantic non-stop

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

The Wright Brothers: a fascinating story

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Otto Lilienthal: The first man to fly his own aircraft sucessfully and repeatably

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Sir George Cayley: He can fairly be called the father of the science of aeronautics

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

Super Sonic Travel: Breaking the Sound Barrier

In: Aviation History

By: John Crandall

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