All About Flying
In the modern world, the vast majority of us take plane travel for granted. For a relatively small amount of money, we can jump into a plane and fly to an entirely different continent within a couple of hours, something that would have taken our ancient ancestors many generations of travel to achieve. Passenger flying …
When countries develop new military technology it is best to undergo the project in secret. After all, they don’t want other nations finding out, lest the rival steal the tech, or perhaps develop a technological counter of their own. That’s why there is a long, extensive history of war planes being covertly developed. Many of …
As with all major industries, aviation has its fair share of myths and legends. Some of the stories have a speck of truth, and are simply incorrectly repeated information. Other stories are nothing short of completely ridiculous, perhaps dreamed up as an elaborate practical joke. Either way, here are some of the most commonly believed …
VTOL stands for “vertical take-off and lift” and refers to flying vehicles that can take off vertically rather than horizontally, which is generally how most planes leave the ground. VTOL vehicles are particularly rare, as the technology needed to lift a plane vertically is quite complex, and there’s a lot of engineering and maintenance that’s …
In the 20th and 21st centuries, aviation has played a major role in determining the outcome of war and preventing attacks.