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The Dole Derby: The Tragic Race for Transpacific Infamy
Aviation Oil Outlet on Aug 17th 2016

August 17, 1927 marks the end of the Dole Derby--an ill-fated air race Charles Lindbergh's Or…

Aviation History

Elon Musk's next invention is an VTOL supersonic jet!
Aviation Oil Outlet on Aug 15th 2016

Elon Musk is no stranger to The Flight Blog. However, amid all of the commotion regarding hi…

Aviation News

Plane of the Week: SR-71 Blackbird
Aviation Oil Outlet on Aug 12th 2016

When it comes to supersonic spy planes, the SR-71 Blackbird may be the most notable. This Lockheed b…

Plane Of The Week

5 Popular Flying Myths That Definitely Aren't True
Aviation Oil Outlet on Aug 10th 2016

There's something about flying in a heavier-than-air craft 30,000 feet in the air that leads to plen…

General Aviation

Antis the German Shepherd: Airman's Best Friend
Aviation Oil Outlet on Aug 9th 2016

Let slip the dogs of war January 1940: Phoney War. Václav Robert Bozděch and Pierre Duval were o…

Aviation History

Plane of the Week | The Classified, Stealth Reconnaissance Aircraft: AURORA
Aviation Oil Outlet on Aug 5th 2016

Does Aurora exist? Years of pursuit have led me to believe that, yes, Aurora is most likely in activ…

plane of the week

SPIDER: The Answer for Lockheed Martin Airship Repair
Aviation Oil Outlet on Aug 2nd 2016

A Robotic SPIDER may hold the answer to furthering hybrid airship efficiency While the airship i…

Technology

5 of the Most Prolific Early Flying Machine Inventors
Aviation Oil Outlet on Aug 1st 2016

Humans have always been rather obsessed with the notion of flight, well before the development …

Aviation History

Whatever Happened to the Supersonic Concorde?
Aviation Oil Outlet on Jul 29th 2016

Supersonic commercial transport existed for 30 years--what happened? The 1950s was a time of com…

Aviation History