This Incredible Plane: The Convair F2Y Sea Dart
The first and only supersonic seaplane was one wild ride.
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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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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: BD-10 Homebuilt Jet
When the BD-10 was announced, it was billed as the world’s first and only supersonic jet kit aircraft …
This Incredible Plane: Edgley Optica
At first glance, the Edgley Optica EA-7 looks like an edgy, newly designed aircraft built for the modern-age mission of low-and-slow surveillance or sightseeing. It also … Read More "This Incredible Plane: Edgley Optica"
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Incredible Plane: Ball-Bartoe Jetwing
The Ball-Bartoe Jetwing at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, Colorado, is a one …
The Many Paths To Becoming An Airline Pilot
Why would anyone want to become an airline pilot? It’s a great question. There are many ways to be …
