All About Flying
Life as a pilot may certainly seem fun and glamorous when you see it play out on television, but the reality can be quite difficult. Of course, that’s not to say that being a pilot is a bad occupation all around. However, there are lots of aspects of the job that make it incredibly difficult, …
Pancho Barnes, whose original name was Florence Lowe, was born on 14 July 1901 in Pasadena, California. She died in March 1975 in Boron, California. Barnes was an aviator and movie stunt pilot. She was also one of the first American women to create a reputation and a business in the field of aviation.
Aviation today is being led by the United States of America, since the Wright brothers designed and flew the very first motor-operated airplane in the world. However, there are some names, apart from the Wright brothers, which are considered to be pioneers of aviation too. One of these names is Noel Wien, who founded Wien …
The United States is a country that has always been associated with a strong military, and today they have the most powerful military in the world by a large margin. Their military has been involved in a number of conflicts over the last two centuries, and in that time, we’ve seen countless brave people risking …
As the very first woman of African American and Native American heritage to earn her pilot’s licence in the United States, Bessie Coleman flew high in the sky. She earned several nicknames like “Brave Bessie,” “Queen Bess,” as well as “The Only Race Aviatrix in the World” for her amazing flying stunts. Coleman’s objective was …
We are among the very first generations that can take to the sky, something that too many of us take for granted in the modern age. It’s allowed us to expand as a global civilisation, to allow people to visit different continents in a matter of hours and has ultimately seen the human race advance …
The celebrities that we see in mainstream media today seem like they all dedicated their entire lives to their media careers. It is easy to assume that movie stars, talk show hosts, and music artists have no real time to start and attend to other hobbies and interests. For some celebrities, this may be true, …
The life of a commercial pilot may seem appealing to many – flying around the world, staying at nice hotels and being able to sit back all day long. However, the job is far from easy. In addition to being full of complexities, being a commercial pilot requires an exceptional amount of skill and experience, …
World War 2 was the bloodiest war of all time, involving tens of millions of soldiers from militaries across the world. It was also the birth of the modern fighter plane, aircraft that were armed to the teeth, and were in constant battles for dominance of the skies.
Amelia Earhart was a US aviator who set a lot of flying records and also championed the advancement of women in aviation. She was the first woman ever to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean and was the first individual ever to fly solo from Hawaii to the US continent.