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Why Plane Propellers Flipped Forward

Most early airplanes had their propellers mounted at the back—so why did the aviation world flip that around? The surprising ...
Did you know that the first attempt to refuel an aircraft midair involved a man physically carrying a can of aviation ...
More than 80% of the world's goods, measured by volume, are transported by ship. This transport accounts for 3% of global ...
Controlling airfields and airports is vital during wartime, so Air Force and Air National Guard troops practice assaulting ...
The college football world was wildly different the last time Oregon played on the road vs. Penn State in 1964. Here's the ...
Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.
It can be quite common to be strapped to your plane seat then you realise you actually need to use the toilet. It's no secret there are certain 'rude' habits which can annoy cabin crew staff, and ...
Brothers (from left) George and Gary Mueller and Dr. Daniel Meenan gaze at the ‘field of honor’ where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, from the Flight 93 National Memorial’s flight ...
Three generations of the Mendez family from Gurnee came to Waukegan’s Northern Illinois Airshow, including the youngest, fifth grader Sofia Mendez, who hopes to be a pilot when she grows up. “I feel ...
“I don’t want your love, I just wanna fight!” Wet Leg singer Rhian Teasdale shouted at the crowd during “Catch These Fists,” the band’s opening number Tuesday night at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works ...
Local youth recently got to learn about planes from pilots stopping in Chanute during the Fly Kansas Air Tour, presented by ...