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Plane of the Week: Seversky P-35
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on Jun 28th 2018
The Seversky P-35 fighter plane paved the way for future military aircraft and was the U.S. Army Air…
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Plane of the Week: Boeing-Stearman Model 75
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on Jun 15th 2018
No matter what you call it- Stearman Biplane, Boeing-Stearman Model 75, PT-17, or Kaydet-one thing r…
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Plane of the Week: Beechcraft Sundowner
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on May 31st 2018
Part of the Musketeer family, the Sundowner is a low-winged, single-engine, light aircraft produced …
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Plane of the Week: Convair B-36 Peacemaker
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on May 17th 2018
As one of the largest airplanes ever built, the Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" played a key role in prese…
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Plane of the Week: Cessna 195 Businessliner
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on May 3rd 2018
Sometimes, you want an aircraft that is all sleek and modern-a plane that might as well transport yo…
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Plane of the Week: Nanchang CJ-6A
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on Apr 20th 2018
Our plane of the week today features the
winner of our #AOOFlightClub, a Nanchang CJ-6A. This rou…
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Plane of the Week: Hawker Hurricane
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on Mar 23rd 2018
The British Hawker Hurricane was one of the most important fighters for the Royal Air Force early on…
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Plane of the Week: Grumman G-21 Goose
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on Mar 9th 2018
Starting out as a WWII aircraft for the U.S. Navy, the Grumman G-21 Goose evolved into a recreationa…
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Plane of the Week: Aichi D3A
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on Feb 23rd 2018
The Aichi D3A was a carrier dive bomber primarily used in WWII that played a role in almost every Im…
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Plane of the Week: Grumman F6F Hellcat
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on Feb 9th 2018
Designed as a successor to the Grumman F4F Wildcat, the F6F Hellcat became America's dominant fighte…
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Plane of the Week: Saab 35 Draken
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on Jan 26th 2018
In 1955, the Swedish Air Force (
Flygvapnet) introduced the first supersonic plane to Western Euro…
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Plane of the Week: General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
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on Jan 12th 2018
What makes a plane a plane is the fact that it can fly. It needs to be piloted by someone, but that …
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Plane of the Week: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
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on Dec 29th 2017
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is one of the largest military aircraft in the world--and probably out of th…
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Plane of the Week: Cessna Caravan
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on Dec 15th 2017
In 1985, the Cessna Aircraft Company began producing what would become one of the most popular aircr…
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Plane of the Week: Boeing C-40 Clipper
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on Dec 1st 2017
Boeing is an iconic company that produces equally iconic aircraft. One of these includes the Boeing …
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Plane of the Week: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
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on Nov 24th 2017
The MiG-21 is flown by over 50 nations and is the most produced supersonic jet fighter. 11,600 MiG-2…
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Plane of the Week: F/A-18 Super Hornet
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on Nov 17th 2017
The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet is not to be confused with the
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet-alt…
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Plane of the Week: Learjet 23
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on Nov 10th 2017
Today, business and personal flight is the norm-if you're traveling far, you jump on a jet and get t…
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Plane of the Week: Antonov AN-2 Colt
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on Nov 3rd 2017
The Antonov An-2-sometimes referred to as the Colt-has one of the longest production runs in history…
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Plane of the Week: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
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on Oct 27th 2017
While the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar's lifetime was incredibly short, it was not without fanfare.
T…
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Plane of the Week: Rutan Model 202 Boomerang
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on Oct 20th 2017
Designed by Burt Rutan, the Rutan Model 202 Boomerang's appearance is downright unforgettable. But w…
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Plane of the Week: Boeing-737
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on Oct 13th 2017
In 1967, the Boeing-737 took its first flight. The narrow-bodied business jet was one of the most po…
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Plane of the Week: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
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on Oct 6th 2017
It may be slow, it may be simple, and it may be ugly, but this little piggy is tough as nails.
…
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Plane of the Week: Martin M-130
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on Sep 29th 2017
The China Clipper, the Philippine Clipper, and the Hawaii Clipper are the names of three flying boat…
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Plane of the Week: Cessna 172 Skyhawk
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on Sep 23rd 2017
If you fancy yourself a hipster, you might want to stay away from the Cessna 172.
Why, you might…
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Plane of the Week: L-39 Albatros
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on Sep 22nd 2017
As a nimble jet, the L-39 Albatros trains future pilots and prepares them to use heavier, larger pla…
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Plane of the Week: Messerschmitt Me 262
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on Sep 15th 2017
The World's First Operational Jet Fighter
While the design for the Messerschmitt …
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Plane of the Week: Blriot XI
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on Sep 8th 2017
Design-wise, this plane was one to look at. It became one of the most copied and iconic aviation des…
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Plane of the Week: KC-135 Stratotanker
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on Sep 1st 2017
KC-135 Stratotankers serve a crucial role in several areas of the military--their main mission being…
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Plane of the Week: Grumman FF
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on Aug 28th 2017
Usually, a double -F- is a bad thing, but this Grumman FF fighter biplane was a winner if I ever saw…
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Plane of the Week: Pitts Special
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on Aug 25th 2017
These Pitts Sure Don't Stink.
For a reliable aerobatic biplane, you can't go wrong with a Pitts …
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Plane of the Week: Vega 5B
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on Aug 18th 2017
Designed by Lockheed Aircraft, this Vega monoplane holds a special place in the hearts of many. The …
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Plane of the Week: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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on Aug 11th 2017
The C-130's versatility is second to none.
The C-130 Hercules is considered one of history's mos…
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Plane of the Week: Lockheed Model 10 Electra
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on Aug 4th 2017
The Making of a Lockheed Signature
The Lockheed Model 10 Electra represented a shift in air…
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Plane of the Week: F-16 Fighter Falcon
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on Jul 20th 2017
The Lightweight Fighter Mafia contributed to the F-16 Fighter Falcon design used today.
As found…
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Plane of the Week: de Havilland Vampire
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on Jul 14th 2017
Not all vampires suck, you know.
Not all vampires can fly, either. In both American and European…
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Plane of the Week: Hawker Hart
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on Jul 7th 2017
This British biplane was designed in the 1920s and led to the design of many similar airplanes. With…
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Plane of the Week: Navy PB4Y-2
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on Jun 30th 2017
Two years before WWII ended, the military re-purposed the PB4Y-1 Liberator into a Navy PB4Y-2. The U…
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Plane of the Week: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
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on Jun 23rd 2017
When the United States Army Air Forces wanted an operational jet fighter of their own, the War Depar…
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Plane of the Week: Lockheed JetStar
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on Jun 9th 2017
Technology and budget made building the JetStar a challenge.In the 1950s, aeronautical engineer Kell…
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Plane of the Week: Stipa-Caproni
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on Jun 2nd 2017
Experimenting--it's a perfectly normal phase in every aircraft's life. Some just never quite grow ou…
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Plane of the Week: Farman F.60 Goliath
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on May 26th 2017
Today, we're wishing Henri Farman-French aviation pioneer of the double-decker airplane-a very happy…
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Plane of the Week: The Erco Ercoupe
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on May 19th 2017
Between aisles of herringbone suits and wool neckties sat the ERCO Ercoupe. The small, twin-tail met…
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Plane of the Week: Martin B-26 Marauder
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on May 12th 2017
The Martin B-26 Marauder was introduced in 1941 for use during the course of World War II. The …
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Plane of the Week: Airbus A310
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on May 5th 2017
The Airbus A310 was derived from the A300, the first twin-engine, wide-body airliner. But this deriv…
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Plane of the Week: de Havilland Comet
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on Apr 28th 2017
In the years immediately following WWII, the aviation industry experienced massive growth. In the Un…
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Plane of the Week: Waco 10
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on Apr 21st 2017
Based on the Waco 9, the Waco 10 was designed to make something that was already good,
bigger.
…
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Plane of the Week: Nieuport 10
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on Apr 14th 2017
World War I marks the first major conflict where the use of aircraft really took off.
Unlike …
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Plane of the Week: Boeing B-29 Superfortresses
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on Apr 7th 2017
When you think of Boeing, you might think of large commercial jets, like the retiring 747, rather th…
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Plane of the Week: de Havilland Canada Dash 7
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on Mar 31st 2017
The Dash 7, as it's typically referred to, is an aircraft used as a regional airliner. The Dash 7 is…
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Plane of the Week: Junkers F.13
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on Mar 24th 2017
In a world of fabric-and-wood, be metal.
The Junkers F.13 was one of the most advanced airc…
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Plane of the Week: Supermarine Spitfire
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on Mar 17th 2017
I've written about the
Battle of Britain before where I mentioned that 500 of the Royal Air Force…
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Plane of the Week: Piaggio P.1HH Hammerhead
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on Mar 10th 2017
Nicknamed the HammerHead, the P.1HH looks like a mythical beast flying through the sky; and, natural…
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Plane of the Week: Grumman TBF Avenger
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on Mar 3rd 2017
Grumman Avengers assemble!
While it was no bombshell in terms of its beauty, don't…
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Plane of the Week: Pietenpol Air Camper
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on Feb 24th 2017
The Pietenpol Air Camper has been on my mind for quite some time. What is really remarkable about th…
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Plane of the Week: Beriev Be-200
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on Feb 17th 2017
It's a boat! It's a plane! It's an- amphibious aircraft!
The Beriev Be-200, manufactured by …
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Plane of the Week: NASA AD-1
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on Feb 10th 2017
Even centuries-old aircraft will look somewhat familiar to modern aviation enthusiasts.
…
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Plane of the Week: Vought F6U Pirate
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on Feb 3rd 2017
The Post-WWII years included a critical shift in aviation history-even more so than the war itself w…
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Plane of the Week: Piper J-3 Cub
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on Jan 27th 2017
The bright yellow finish of the Piper J-3 Cub is nothing short of immediately recognizable. In my op…
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Plane of the Week: Grumman X-29
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on Jan 20th 2017
The Grumman X-29 is
not your typical plane. Its unconventional design is like none other, and its…
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Plane of the Week: The Vin Fiz Flyer
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on Jan 13th 2017
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. considers it one of the most significant aviati…
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Plane of the Week: Air Horse One
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on Jan 6th 2017
Just imagine it: You're waking from a long sleep and the man sitting next to you, the man you rememb…
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Plane of the Week: Grumman F8F Bearcat
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on Dec 30th 2016
The bearcat, also known as the binturong, is a viverrine mammal from Southeast Asia-it is closely re…
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Plane of the Week: Santa's SN-TA XG2 Sleigh
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on Dec 23rd 2016
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in the hopes that Saint Nick soon would be there… …
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Plane of the Week: Shoo Shoo Baby
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on Dec 16th 2016
The Shoo Shoo baby is a B-17 Flying Fortress that fought on the Allied side in World War II, but its…
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Plane of the Week: North American P-51 Mustang
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on Dec 9th 2016
The P-51 Mustang was designed by North American Aviation in response to a British specification requ…
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Plane of the Week: The Red Baron's Fokker Dr.I
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on Dec 2nd 2016
The Fokker Dr.I triplane was introduced in 1917 by Dutch aircraft manufacturer, Fokker-Flugzeug…
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Plane of the Week: JFK's Air Force One | VC-137C SAM 26000
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on Nov 25th 2016
A CNN article touts it as the "most historic plane in the world."
The Air Force One of JFK. It's…
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Plane of the Week: Douglas DC-3
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on Nov 18th 2016
The Douglas DC-3 is one of the most revolutionary transport aircraft of the 1930s and 40s- or perhap…
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Plane of the Week: Sikorsky X-Wing
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on Nov 11th 2016
The Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA) X-Wing, produced by Sikorsky Aircraft, is certainly an od…
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Plane of the Week: Bell X-1
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on Nov 4th 2016
The Bell X-1, piloted by Chuck Yeager, was the first manned airplane to exceed the speed of sound in…
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Plane of the Week: SAAB JAS-39 Gripen
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on Oct 27th 2016
The aging SAAB JAS-39 Gripen is a veteran member of several of the world's most powerful air fleets-…
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Plane of the Week: Wright Flyer
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on Oct 21st 2016
When it comes to aviation, I can't help but think of Orville and Wilbur Wright. After all, they pave…
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Plane of the Week: Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound
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on Oct 14th 2016
The MiG-31 Foxhound is one of the fastest combat jets in the world.
The Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO cod…
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Plane of the Week: The Avro Lancaster
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on Oct 7th 2016
Of the 17 known to exist, there are only two airworthy Lancasters are left in the entire world. …
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Plane of the Week: Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
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on Sep 30th 2016
When it comes to stealth planes, the B-2 often comes to mind. The B-2 stealth bomber began its life …
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Plane of the Week: A-10 Warthog Fighter Jet
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on Sep 16th 2016
Military aircraft are a bit like fashion models: as soon as they show even the slightest signs of ag…
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Plane of the Week: Lockheed XFV-1
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on Sep 9th 2016
Sit.
Stay.
Good plane.
XFV "Salmon"
Trust us: there's nothing
super fishy…
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Plane of the Week: Airbus A380
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on Sep 2nd 2016
If the Wright Brothers ever got a chance to see this plane, they would look at each other, high-five…
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Plane of the Week: The Hughes H-4 Hercules | "The Spruce Goose"
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on Aug 26th 2016
The Spruce Goose: an incredible feat of modern engineering and one of the most famous aircraft in th…
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Plane of the Week: Grumman HU-16 Albatross
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on Aug 19th 2016
1 if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by air, 4 if...all of the above.
The Albatross is a special p…
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Plane of the Week: SR-71 Blackbird
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on Aug 12th 2016
When it comes to supersonic spy planes, the SR-71 Blackbird may be the most notable. This Lockheed b…
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Plane of the Week | The Classified, Stealth Reconnaissance Aircraft: AURORA
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on Aug 5th 2016
Does Aurora exist? Years of pursuit have led me to believe that, yes, Aurora is most likely in activ…
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Plane of the Week: Super Guppy Turbine
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on Jul 29th 2016
Not your average flying fish
A large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft, the Super Guppy refers to…
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Plane of the Week: Solar Impulse 2
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on Jul 22nd 2016
Imagine soaring through our skies, powered entirely by the rays of the sun. Seems pretty incredible,…
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Plane of the Week: Enola Gay (The Hiroshima Bomber)
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on Jul 15th 2016
But when I looked at it-when I saw what had taken place, and I saw the city covered, and what appear…
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Plane of the Week: Rutan Voyager
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on Jul 8th 2016
Why did the airplane cross the globe? To set some pretty impressive records.
What does it take t…
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Plane of the Week: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
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on Jul 1st 2016
With the Independence Day weekend upon us, I decided to choose a plane somewhat synonymous with my c…
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Plane of the Week: DHC-6 Twin Otter
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on Jun 24th 2016
What's cooler than being cool? The South Pole.
Compared to the large amount of diversity on o…
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Plane of the week: Douglas C54E The Spirit Of Freedom
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on Jun 17th 2016
Recently, A few of us here at The Flight Blog got the chance to head to a World War II reenactment e…
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Plane of the Week: Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar
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on Jun 10th 2016
Q: What does a spaceplane and a Dodo bird have in common?
A: Neither flew before their demise (b…
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Plane of the Week: Lockheed Martin P-791
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on May 27th 2016
Airship or airplane? This one is a bit of both. Lockheed Martin took inspiration from both form…
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Plane of the Week: Antonov An-225 Mriya
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on May 20th 2016
Mriya means "dream" in Ukranian. And in the case of this plane, someone really dreamed big…
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Plane of the Week: Alexander Lippisch's AERODYNE
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on May 13th 2016
If my five-year-old self could've designed an airplane, it may have looked a lot like Alexander Lipp…
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Plane of the week: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
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on May 6th 2016
The XF-85 Goblin by McDonnell Aircraft is without a doubt a crazy-looking contraption. If we're bein…
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Plane of the Week: Vought V-173
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on Apr 29th 2016
The "Flying Pancake"
Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but it's got no…
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Plane of the Week: Howard Hughes' XF-11
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on Apr 22nd 2016
Let it be said: every pilot knows all too well the name of Howard Hughes.
In a time when the l…
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Plane of the Week: Extra EA-300
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on Apr 15th 2016
Top speed: 213 mph
Length: 22'9 1/2"
Wingspan: 24'3"
H…
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Plane of the Week: Boeing B-17
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on Apr 8th 2016
Top speed: 287 mph
Length: 74'
Wingspan: 104'0'
First flight: 28 July 1935
I…
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