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  • Across the Hypersonic Divide

    The X-15 tested the limits of speed and altitude for winged aircraft, bridging the gap between the air and space ages.

  • Single-Seater Baby B-17

    Illinois native Jack Bally is building a 1/3-scale, flyable, Boeing B-17 replica.

  • Mosquito to Buzz Again

    New Zealander Glyn Powell is building what will be the only airworthy de Havilland Mosquito.

  • Frank Whittle and the Race for the Jet

    A 1930 patent filed by a young RAF officer kick-started the Jet Age.

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Across the Hypersonic Divide

The X-15 tested the limits of speed and altitude for winged aircraft, bridging the gap between the air and spac[...]
Richard P. Hallion | Features  | one comment
Movie Stars With Wings

Before computer-generated images, aviation films had real airplanes and real aviators at the controls.
Stephan Wilkinson | Features  | 8 comments
Frank Whittle and the Race for the Jet

A 1930 patent filed by a young RAF officer kick-started the Jet Age.
Nicholas O'Dell | Features  | 0 comments
Dornier’s VTOL Jet Transport

The Do-31 broke records, but changing requirements and lack of funds brought it to a premature end
Jon Guttman | Features  | 5 comments
Johnny Alison: American Eagle

How the late, great Johnny Alison became a U.S. Air Force icon.
Richard P. Hallion | Features  | 0 comments
Postcards From Oshkosh

Aviation History photographer Guy Aceto visited Oshkosh and came back with some great photos.
Guy Aceto | Features  | 0 comments
Deadly Sabre Dance

How film footage of a spectacular crash saved lives and spawned a legend.
Alan Cockrell | Features  | 9 comments

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