April 2022 Articles

• Decades ago, airliners were quite noisy and vibrated significantly in flight from the piston engines that powered them, and with the eventual introduction of jet propulsion and turbofans, flights became much smoother and quieter. It is about to happen again. The transition to electric flight propulsion will practically eliminate powerplant noise and, though propellers will […]

  

  Electric Flight takes off – A Bright Future for Cleaner, Quieter, Next-gen Power

  Decades ago, airliners were quite noisy and vibrated significantly in flight from the piston engines that powered them, and with the eventual introduction of jet propulsion and turbofans, flights became much smoother and quieter. It is about to happen again. The transition to electric flight propulsion will practically eliminate powerplant noise and, though propellers will […]
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• Charles Dills was quick to react to an unfavorable comparison of his second favorite airplane, the A-36, to the P-47. He flew both aircraft in combat and proved to his own satisfaction that the relatively unknown Apache (as it was rarely called) was superior in every respect to the larger, and much more famous Thunderbolt. […]

  

  Dive-Bombing Mustangs – The forgotten A-36

  Charles Dills was quick to react to an unfavorable comparison of his second favorite airplane, the A-36, to the P-47. He flew both aircraft in combat and proved to his own satisfaction that the relatively unknown Apache (as it was rarely called) was superior in every respect to the larger, and much more famous Thunderbolt. […]
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• At 12:46 pm CT on the afternoon of June 4, 2021 pilot Lt. William “Krieger” Peabody and naval flight officer Lt. David “Poon” Babka did something no one else had done. They plugged their VX-23 F/A-18F’s refueling probe into a basket trailing from a prototype version of the U.S. Navy’s ground-breaking uncrewed tanker, the Boeing […]

  

  Aerial Refueling with a Drone – In the cockpit with the first aircrew ever to refuel in flight from an uncrewed tanker

  At 12:46 pm CT on the afternoon of June 4, 2021 pilot Lt. William “Krieger” Peabody and naval flight officer Lt. David “Poon” Babka did something no one else had done. They plugged their VX-23 F/A-18F’s refueling probe into a basket trailing from a prototype version of the U.S. Navy’s ground-breaking uncrewed tanker, the Boeing […]
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• Designed by Moulton (Molt) Taylor during the 1940s, the Aerocar is truly a remarkable machine, as it requires many items of equipment (such as headlights, brake light indicators, a horn, four wheels, etc.) that most airplanes simply don’t have. And, of course, you mustn’t forget the two drive systems! It has to have all the […]

  

  Taylor Aerocar

  Designed by Moulton (Molt) Taylor during the 1940s, the Aerocar is truly a remarkable machine, as it requires many items of equipment (such as headlights, brake light indicators, a horn, four wheels, etc.) that most airplanes simply don’t have. And, of course, you mustn’t forget the two drive systems! It has to have all the […]
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• Editor’s note: In 1979, Gen. James Harold “Jimmy” Doolittle—then 83 years old—was in Washington, D.C., to attend a reunion of his “boys,” as he referred to the Doolittle Raiders. After the reunion, writer David Walsh was fortunate enough to ride with him to the airport and tape an interview. Doolittle’s comments clearly show the mind […]

  

  An interview with Jimmy Doolittle

  Editor’s note: In 1979, Gen. James Harold “Jimmy” Doolittle—then 83 years old—was in Washington, D.C., to attend a reunion of his “boys,” as he referred to the Doolittle Raiders. After the reunion, writer David Walsh was fortunate enough to ride with him to the airport and tape an interview. Doolittle’s comments clearly show the mind […]
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• Combat report: 01:35 hours September 12, 1941 “I saw an aircraft come out of the thin cloud about 3,000 feet below and to my left. With a height advantage, I closed rapidly at about 320 mph. It was a Heinkel He 111 shadowing the convoy. With a perfect attacking position, I closed to 600 yards […]

  

  Nighthawk – Under cover of darkness, Britain’s Hawker Hurricane hunts for prey

  Combat report: 01:35 hours September 12, 1941 “I saw an aircraft come out of the thin cloud about 3,000 feet below and to my left. With a height advantage, I closed rapidly at about 320 mph. It was a Heinkel He 111 shadowing the convoy. With a perfect attacking position, I closed to 600 yards […]
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