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History

Articles that are under this category are in depth explorations of the rich history of general aviation, its operators, aircraft, airports, and extraordinary pilots.

The historic photo captured by John T. Daniels of the Wright Brothers powered first flight - First Flight: the Wright Brothers

First Flight: the Wright Brothers

First Flight: The Wright Brothers If you missed part one of the ...

Otto Lilienthal tests his glider - First Flight: the Early Aviators

First Flight: the Early Aviators

First Flight: The Early Aviators The dream of flying is as old ...

Cessna 172 - World Record Flight Endurance

The Flight Endurance World Record

Setting the Flight Endurance World Record There are a lot of world ...

F6F Grumman Hellcat prepares for catapult launch from carrier - 271 Days of Combat

271 Days of Combat

Nathaniel J. Adams and 271 Days of Combat How many people can ...

In the Navy, November 1942

In the Navy, November 1942 Franklin Willard “Robbie” Robinson, Jr. lived a ...

Abandoned Aircraft at one of many abandoned airports - Gost Airports, Top 10 Articles of 2014

Ghost Airports: 10 Amazing Real Life Abandoned Airports

Taking a look at 10 fascinating abandoned airports around the world, or ...

The plans for Alberto Santos-Dumont's Demoiselle.

History of the Experimental Certificate

Or, how the Government nearly got rid of home-built aircraft. The current ...

one of the many aviation navigation arrows

Now That’s a Big Arrow.

All about the beacon system and aviation navigation arrows that used to ...

History of the Paper Airplane

History of the Paper Airplane Paper airplanes have a more noble and ...

A C-124 in flight

Zero Zero: Flying the C-124

Zero/Zero: Flying the C-124  A friend of mine sent me this story ...