Today in Aviation History 7 January 1785, the English Channel is crossed for the 1st time “by air” in a hydrogen balloon! (231 years ago today) 7 January 1785 (England/France) — The English Channel is crossed for the first time by air as pioneering aviators Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries fly their hydrogen balloon. The first flight […]
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New U.S. Navy / Northrop Grumman contract aims to equip hundreds of ships with drones! [sws_facebook_share][sws_facebook_like href=”” showfaces=”false” width=”200″ height=”21″ action=”like” layout=”standard” colorscheme=”light” font=”arial”] [/sws_facebook_like] The Pentagon is hoping a multimillion-dollar investment in new technology will enable drones on hundreds of Navy ships to provide air support to operations around the globe. The goal of the […]
This day in Military Aviation History (100 years ago today!) – January 6th 1916. [sws_facebook_share][sws_facebook_like href=”” showfaces=”false” width=”200″ height=”21″ action=”like” layout=”standard” colorscheme=”light” font=”arial”] [/sws_facebook_like] The German submarine U-12 departs Zeebrugge with a Friedrichshafen FF.29 seaplane lashed to her deck in an attempt to use submarines to carry seaplanes within range of England. The seaplane is forced […]
2016 – The Future Is HERE! To all those bold new adventurers who push the boundaries of technology – We at Squadron Posters salute you! Check out this real hoverboard invented by a Canadian that actually flies. This past May, Montreal inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru broke the world record for the longest hoverboard flight. Duru flew up to five metres above […]
This job looks pretty sweet. This massive cargo plane flies just 300 feet over mountain tops and rips through valleys at over 300 knots. Also, people jump out of it. Oh and when it gets low on fuel? It just snags a few hundred thousand pounds from the local flying KC-135 gas station tanker. Then […]