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Airline Advertising Through the Ages
Aviation Oil Outlet on Sep 8th 2016

Airline ads really took off during the Golden Age of Aviation, but now seem to have fallen rather fl…

General Aviation

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

The story of a 22-year-old WWII bomber pilot, his journal, 50 missions, and his proud son.
Aviation Oil Outlet on Jul 18th 2016

We met Tom Szulborski by chance on an overcast Thursday at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum near Reading,…

Aviation History

Plane of the Week: Rutan Voyager
Aviation Oil Outlet on Jul 8th 2016

Why did the airplane cross the globe? To set some pretty impressive records. What does it take t…

Plane Of The Week

CMCs: The Future of Jet Engine Parts
Aviation Oil Outlet on Jun 9th 2016

Things are really heating up in the world of jet engine parts Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) are…

Technology

Plane of the Week: Nazi Germany's BV 141
Aviation Oil Outlet on Jun 3rd 2016

The BV 141: one mean, lean, lopsided machine. Let's just face the facts: this thing is flat-out …

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Honoring All Who Served
Aviation Oil Outlet on May 30th 2016

A Day to Reflect Today is a day of remembrance, a day to respect and honor all of the individual…

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The Air Force Wants Aircraft With Lasers
Aviation Oil Outlet on May 9th 2016

A Sophisticated Heat BeamWhile the notion of lasers and particle beam weapons would have once been l…

Aviation News

The History of Aviator Sunglasses (and their enduring popularity)
Aviation Oil Outlet on May 4th 2016

Tom Cruise may be pushing the boundaries of insanity by many of our standards, but-dear lord-was the…

Aviation History