The first and only supersonic seaplane was one wild ride.
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The Convair F2Y Sea Dart
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Pipistrel Velis Electro: The World’s First Certified Electric Plane
Here’s where the future begins, how it will work and why you should care.
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This Incredible Plane: Anderson-Greenwood AG-14
An experimental approach to creating a great personal flyer, this pusher never got any traction.
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This Incredible Plane: Goodyear Inflatoplane
It wasn’t as bad an idea as you’d think.
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Will The Diamond DA50 Redefine Personal Flying?
With a mix of features that put it in a class of one, the DA50 might just be the right …
NASA AD-1 Oblique Wing Research Aircraft
A scissor-wing aircraft was an early attempt to solve transonic flight issues. It was promising enough that NASA revisited the idea 30 years down the road.
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This Incredible Plane: Cessna 152 Aerobat: Spin Cycle!
Overshadowed by Concorde where it sits, a Cessna 152 Aerobat occupies a spot in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum. One might wonder … Read More "This Incredible Plane: Cessna 152 Aerobat: Spin Cycle!"
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This Incredible Plane: Scaled Composites Proteus
There aren’t many aircraft that can literally stop traffic, but the praying mantis shape of the giant composite lifter literally does just that. No one … Read More "This Incredible Plane: Scaled Composites Proteus"
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This Incredible Plane: North American XB-70 Valkyrie
Loaded up, the XB-70 was more than a half-million pounds of pure sex appeal. With a six-pack of afterburning GE YJ-93 engines, wingtips and snout … Read More "This Incredible Plane: North American XB-70 Valkyrie"
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NX Cub: Something New To Love/Hate
When Isabel Goyer of Plane & Pilot asked me if I could write a “Patey Twins” flight review of a new NX Cub from CubCrafters, … Read More "NX Cub: Something New To Love/Hate"
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CubCrafters NX Cub: Revolutionary…& Polarizing
Any way you look at it, CubCrafters is one of the success stories of American aviation in the 2000s. With a lineup of Experimental, LSA … Read More "CubCrafters NX Cub: Revolutionary…& Polarizing"
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