Plane Facts: Piper PA-28s
Plane & Pilot collected many interesting facts and tidbits about the history of Piper PA-28s. Year Piper began exploring new four-seater concept: 1953 Cherokee designers: … Read More “Plane Facts: Piper PA-28s”
Plane & Pilot collected many interesting facts and tidbits about the history of Piper PA-28s. Year Piper began exploring new four-seater concept: 1953 Cherokee designers: … Read More “Plane Facts: Piper PA-28s”
Flight training has come a long way over the years and accomplished some remarkable feats in training the millions of pilots who’ve strapped in and taken to the air over the past 115 years. Read More “Plane Facts: The World of Pilot Training”
What a glider is: Non-powered aircraft that is not lighter than air Derivation of the term “glider:” Unknown Other common term for gliding: Soaring Difference: … Read More “Plane Facts: Gliders”
First helicopter capable of hovering flight with pilot: Paul Cornu’s unnamed helicopter, 1907 Height of that first flight: About 1 foot Duration: 20 seconds Fate … Read More “Plane Facts: Helicopter”
First landing in a powered plane: Orville Wright, Wright Flyer, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, December 17, 1903. First successful helicopter landing: Paul Cornu, November … Read More “Plane Facts: Landings”
Learn all about the history and development of Van’s RVs with these facts. Person behind RV phenomenon: Richard VanGrunsven Nicknames: “Van,” “Dick” Profession: engineer Aeronautical … Read More “Plane Facts: Van’s RVs”
Neat and interesting facts about post-war aviation. Read More “Plane Facts: Post-War Aviation”
Subscribe todayto Plane & Pilot magazine for industry news, reviews and much more delivered straight to you! First bombing: 1911, just eight years after the … Read More “Plane Facts: Bombers”
Cool and interesting facts about planes, aviation, and life in the 1970s. Read More “Plane Facts: The ’70s”
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