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Aviation History

Bell's First Chopper

While many credit Igor Sikorsky for paving the way to the successful helicopter, Sikorsky's products and progeny are not the only craft capable of making VTOL flight and indeed another had its beginnings this week in 1942.

 

This Week In Aviation History: The First Female Airline Captain

Fewer than ten percent of licensed pilots are women and this week we look at one of the pioneers -- as a success and a tragedy.

 

This Month in Aviation History (May)

On May 8, 1919, three Navy Curtiss flying boats set out to fly the same ocean. Just one made it across.

   

The Airspace That Was Left Behind

In 1993 the current airspace system that uses the alphabet to designate the different airspace types went into effect, replacing all the previous airspace designations, but one.

   

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