In France, Jacques Schneider was one of the people who pushed for advances in aviation. He argued that planes should be able to land on both water and land because many large cities are located close to large bodies of water. To encourage experiments with seaplanes and flying boats, Schneider created an international competition in Read More…
In the early 20th century, the Daily Mail newspaper offered numerous prizes for achievements in aviation. One of them was a £10,000 prize for the first transatlantic flight. In 1919, several teams arrived in Newfoundland to prepare planes and crews for such a crossing. Admiral Mark Kerr was working on the Handley Page V/1500, the Read More…
Charles Lindbergh was born on February 2, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan. He dropped out of college to begin a career as barnstormer and mail delivery pilot. When the Orteig Prize was announced as a reward for the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Lindbergh set out to win it. He first approached Sicilian plane Read More…
Marjorie and Katherine Stinson were the first women to make a real mark in aviation. Marjorie, a legendary flight instructor, ran a flying school in San Antonio, Texas, and Katherine supported her sister’s flying school, the Red Cross, and Liberty Bonds with the money she made with stunt flying. Ruth Law, who came from a Read More…
The First Gulf War The First Gulf War involved some of the most complex and interesting weapons used in fighting. Untrackable and silent airplanes, bombs with super-accurate targeting, missiles capable of hitting other missiles, and satellites allowing someone to know their exact location while in the middle of nowhere, were all used. What became arguably Read More…