A Rooster, a Duck, and a Sheep Walk Into a Hot Air Balloon…
(via Atlas Obscura) In the year 2018, we tend to take human flight largely for granted. But in the early
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12 Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation
(via Popular Mechanics) Flying in a jetliner is extraordinarily safe: There have been no fatal crashes on a U.S. scheduled
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A Boeing Test Flight Drew an Airplane in the Sky
(via Atlas Obscura) Boeing has taken selfies to new heights after getting one of its planes to fly a test
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Why Planes Don’t Fly Any Faster Than They Did in the 1960s
(via mental_floss) The airplane experience has changed a lot since the 1960s, when tickets could cost up to five times
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The Last Concorde Finds Its Final Resting Place
(via Popular Mechanics) A piece of aviation history is finally getting a resting spot it deserves. The last remaining Concorde
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The Sculptor Who Designed the Earliest Space and Aviation Helmets
(via Atlas Obscura) During the height of 1960s space and flight exploration in the United States, Alice King Chatham worked behind
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Welcome to Aviation High School
(via Great Big Story) At the Aviation Career and Technical High School, students literally have to earn their wings. Everyday,
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Gen. Chuck Yeager Describes How He Broke The Sound Barrier
(via Popular Mechanics) On October 14, 1947, a test pilot with the right stuff changed the future of aviation forever.
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How a B-52 Stratofortress Holds a 35-Ton Load of Weaponry
(via Popular Mechanics and Smithsonian) The B-52 has been around for ages, and for good reason. Ever since its inception during
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