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We care a lot about the size of things in general, and for most people in most situations, the old …
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We care a lot about the size of things in general, and for most people in most situations, the old …
The Backstory The popular story of who flew first is easy. It was the Wright Brothers, at Kill Devil Hills …
First woman to receive a pilot’s license, worldwide: Raymonde de Laroche, March 8, 1910 (France)
Other aviation accomplishments: women …
The Myth
While flying is something that creatures other than people have been doing for millions of years, we’ve …
Many of the best known small aircraft were dreamt up 70 or more years ago, back when the decisions made …
With the recent introduction of a podcast, Missing In Alaska, about the 1972 disappearance of a Cessna 310 twin-engine …
One sunny January morning, arriving for a Ninety-Nines meeting at the Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD), I was greeted by …
Year that the term VLJ became widely used: Around 2000
Widely accepted definition of VLJ: Sub-10,000 pounds, single …
First military flight training: 1908, Fort Myer, Maryland
First students: Lieutenants Frank Lahm and Frederic Humphreys
First trainer aircraft: Signal …
Most commonly used aviation gasoline for piston engines:100LL
Dye used in 100LL:1,4-dialkylaminoanthraquinone (also called C.I …
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