The jet age is one of the most important (if not the most important) times in the history of aviation. Learn about some of the more important milestones of the Jet Age below: Notable Jet Age Experiments / Tests / Pioneers French Ramjet Experiment French engineer Rene Leducis became interested in aircraft propulsion when he Read More…
Rigid airships were developed in the early 1900s. In Germany, Hugo Eckner was instrumental in popularizing airship travel. In 1924, Eckner commanded the airship Los Angeles during its flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Encouraged by the success, he was responsible for building the even bigger airship Graf Zeppelin. Beginning in 1928, the Graf Zeppelin regularly Read More…
In March of 1915, the Turks started to prepare for an invading force from the Western Allies in the Dardanelles sector of the Ottoman Empire. They created an army group specifically tasked with repelling the expected Allied forces. The Turkish 5th Army was formed on March 25th, 1915, and it was led by Field General Read More…
In the 1930s, Bayerische Flugzeugwerke designed the The Messerschmidt Bf 108 Taifun, a single-engine, all-metal, sport and touring plane. The four-seat craft was created to compete in the 4th Challenge International de Tourisme (1934). Originally called the M 37, its first protoype flew in the spring of 1934. It had a 250 PS (247 hp, Read More…
Some of the first research on curvatures or the camber of a wing, known as an airfoil, was conducted by the famous Wright brothers. As powered flight was in its infancy, airfoils were traditionally hand-built for each aircraft. Prior to World War 1, there was no standardized airfoil that was used on multiple planes, and Read More…