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“This year, we wanted to focus on the ‘Design, Build, Test’ theme, as these women are at the forefront of new developments in the ever-expanding aviation industry..."

Source: Margaret Brill, vice president of the EAA Aviation Foundation, in comments made as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh prepares to highlight the contributions of women in aviation design, building, and testing at this year’s WomenVenture event. This year’s theme is

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NASA’s X-59 research aircraft achieved its first supersonic flight on June 5, reaching approximately Mach 1.1 and 43,400 feet during an 81 minute test mission from Edwards Air Force Base, California. Flown by NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less, the flight represe

Aero Linx: Porterfield Airplane Club The American Eagle Aircraft Corporation was started in 1925 by Ed Porterfield for the express purpose of providing a safe training aircraft for the fledgling Porterfield Flying School. Porterfield felt that a safer, better-

Final Approach Fix The fix from which the final approach (IFR) to an airport is executed and which identifies the beginning of the final approach segment. It is designated on Government charts by the Maltese Cross symbol for nonprecision approaches and the lig

Bomber Was Being Used In An Active Flight Test Program

A B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert Monday morning. “A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards airfield at 11:20 a.m.,” the base

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): The Best Option for A Pilots’ Worst Days

Since its 1979 founding, Para-Phernalia, Inc. has designed and manufactured the Softie line of pilot emergency parachutes. The products are renowned among aerobatic, glider, and warbird pilots, formation fliers, and kit-plane builders for their high-quality, c

Berlin Aviation Summit Speech Signals German Desire For Workshare On New Aircraft

Katherina Reiche, Germany’s federal minister for economic affairs and energy, said June 9 in a speech at the Berlin Aviation Summit that Germany's aerospace industry must have a fair share in Airbus' next-generation single-aisle airplane, which the airframer i

Aircrew Responds To Medical Emergency Off Georgia Coast

A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a 56 year old man from a fishing vessel 92 miles offshore Brunswick, Georgia, after he reported gastrointestinal symptoms. Watchstanders at Sector Charleston coordinated the response after consultation with a flight surg

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Official At Berlin Air Show Says Supply Crunch Exacerbated By War In Iran, U.S. Priorities

Lockheed Martin is not able to give U.S. allies any certainty over when they will receive crucial missiles for Patriot air defense systems despite plans to triple capacity, a top executive said this week at the ILA Berlin Air Show. Brian Dunn, vice president f