Are you heading to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for a fun filled week of aviation, aviation and more aviation? This…
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Question: Who was the first person to build a rubber band powered airplane, and what was so special…
The first modern configuration airplane in history, comprising a fixed wing, fuselage, with horizontal and vertical tail surfaces,…
The first person to correctly state the relationship between air resistance and velocity was?
The first person to propose the use of wind tunnels to gather aerodynamic data was?
The first person to correctly state the relationship between air resistance and velocity was
The first person to propose the use of wind tunnels to gather aerodynamic data was?
If it is not possible to get a departure clearance from ATC, and you absolutely must take off…
True or False: America actually had a designated airplane the sole function of which was to be shot…
True or false: Taking off in a jet airliner with a deflated tire can cause a fire.
The first case of unlawful interference with a civil airliner occurred where?
True or false: It has been calculated that to carry regularly the weight of just one small sachet…
For a 50-minute flight, what is the most theoretically efficient altitude to climb to?
You are flying a Normal Category aircraft. During cruise, ATC informs you that moderate turbulence is to be…
A pilot is in gliding flight at the optimum indicated glide speed and then enters a turn. To…
True or false: NASA and the USAF designed tailless aircraft. In such aircraft, would it be correct to…
True or false: A departing airliner may stir the fog near an RVR sensor.
Special crew qualifications were required to land using a rather infamous approach to the southeast into Hong Kong…
Question: America’s first swept-wing fighter was?
We had endured a long dry spell here in Arizona, and I'm not just talking about lack of…
“Hey, Dan, check out that ’39 Chevy. It’s just like the one I owned in high school –…
'See where the river breaks over that wide rock?' said our guide, Donny. 'We need to be careful…
I have survived five checkrides in my 18-year flying history, and I dreaded every one. Only one, my…
Twin-engine airplanes weren't available for rent at my old home airport of Lafayette, Indiana, so when I decided…
I thought I was doing fine flying loops and rolls, even a hammerhead, in the brand-new Pitts S2C…
“I wonder if there’ll be time to land at the Patton Museum.” “I hope so,” said my wife,…
Question: You've seen the Trivia question about the first words spoken by mankind on another heavenly body, but…
Question: True or false: Some airport signs are built to withstand the equivalent of an F5 tornado.
Don was at the island that Saturday, his bit of paradise on the Canadian side of Lake of…
Flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) is largely procedural. There’s little room or tolerance for zany spontaneity; if…
Efficient in quickly developing pilots, traditional aviation training nonetheless leaves significant knowledge gaps that contribute to the vast…
Question: True or False: There has actually been a scientific study done to disprove the theory that a…
Most pilots with instrument ratings would probably agree that when it comes to an uneventful passage through haze,…
'Howdy Greg, My name is Baldy and I am a working 'wagon trash' cowboy in northern Arizona. Have…
I don't know about you, but you might say that I have an approach/avoidance conflict with some non-precision…
Question: You experience an engine failure at a fairly charitable altitude (say 4500 feet) during a cross-country flight.…
I was in the right, front seat of a 1999 A36 Bonanza as we launched on an IFR…
Question: Why is it that when you are flying over the Midwest, you'll see an endless rectangular array…
If you’re instrument rated and current, you almost certainly own at least a modest complement of IFR charts…
Flying across two-thirds of the U.S. in an old airplane can seem like crossing the Great Plains in…
Question: True or false: The viscosity (or 'stickiness') of a gas actually increases with increasing temperature (unlike a…
A funny thing happened this morning on the way to the traffic pattern. Actually that’s an untruth; it…
Question: The advantage of a high aspect ratio wing was first recognized in?
Crowds. Craziness. Music. It’s enough to justify a road trip. I’m not talking Woodstock here, but AirVenture, that…
An instructor friend of mine wrote: You mentioned in a recent presentation that the only things that are…
At last, I was on my own in a retractable-gear airplane. What’s more, this Cessna’s numerical descriptor started…
We aviators know how privileged is our view from above — we thrill to Earth’s vigor, form, and…