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Things You Might Not Know About Spaceflight
Humans and their creations have been going to space for a while. Satellites have been in space for about as long as we’ve used passenger planes, and humans themselves have been in space for more than 60 years. And in that time, we’ve experienced many setbacks. While you may have heard about launch failures, explosions,…
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Runway… What Now???
We’ve all seen it in any movie with a plane, at any airport, and in every video game, and I can guarantee you know their large, angular font, so today lets break it down. What are the numbers we see on runways and what exactly do they mean? First, lets lay some ground rules. All…
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The Surprising Story of ETOPS
Nowadays, it’s common to sit down in a large twin-engined widebody aircraft, like a Boeing 787 or an Airbus A330, starting in Los Angeles and enjoy a quick, short flight to Tokyo or Sydney. Just a few years ago, these long haul flights over open ocean would have been flown by large, 4 engined aircraft…
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Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane was introduced in 1935 and served as the roots of the Royal Air Force Fighter Command until 1941 when it was replaced by the Spitfire. The Hurrricane was one of the first monoplane fighters available to the RAF (Royal Air Force) and was the creation of Hawker Aircraft Limited designer Sydney Camm…
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Vought F4U Corsair
The Vought F4U Corsair is a fighter aircraft which was used mainly in World War Two and the Korean War. Initially designed and manufactured by Chance Vought, a company that speciallized in carrier launched aircraft with the Navy as their main customer, there was an instant demand and contracts were given to Goodyear and Brewster.…
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