Category: Aerospace Articles

The Bell X-1

The history of engineering is a history of breaking barriers and in aviation we all know one barrier that seems easy on today’s planes to break but was a

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The history of a Giant

The Boeing Company’s (BA) origins date back to 1916, when William E. Boeing founded Pacific Aero Products Co., after developing the

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Henri Coandă

The life of a pioneer   Henri Marie Coandă was born on June 7th, 1886, in Bucharest, in the family of the soldier and

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A very rare tie

Today’s story is about one of those pioneers in aerospace industry, concretely about a very known company that revolutionized the history of aviation, not

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The queen of the skies

The first of its class  Truly the first Jumbo jet, Boeing 747 also referred to as “The queen of the skies” is in service for over 50 years now. It was introduced in 1970 to the public with the now-defunct company Pan Am which wanted a large airplane that could lower the price of tickets for the average paid man. Boeing accepted the challenge and designed a four engines, two-deck airplane that now has decades of faithful service. The thing that differentiates the 747 from other airplanes is its specific hump that houses the cockpit, a feature that makes this airplane not only a great passenger aircraft but a cargo-capable one too. 

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The UltraFan by Rolls-Royce

The UltraFan is a new generation turbofan engine manufactured by Rolls-Royce which could be ready for service from 2025. The main purpose of this new engine is

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The Bell X-1

The history of engineering is a history of breaking barriers and in aviation we all know one barrier that seems easy on today’s planes to break but was a huge trouble in late 40s,

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Where all started

Mankind has always been fascinated by the mirage of flight, but when was the first time we tried to soar into the sky? One of

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The history of a Giant

The Boeing Company’s (BA) origins date back to 1916, when William E. Boeing founded Pacific Aero Products Co., after developing the single-engine, two-seat B&W seaplane with

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Henri Coandă

The life of a pioneer   Henri Marie Coandă was born on June 7th, 1886, in Bucharest, in the family of the soldier and politician Constantin Coandă, being the second

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A very rare tie

Today’s story is about one of those pioneers in aerospace industry, concretely about a very known company that revolutionized the history of aviation, not with iconic planes, not with

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The queen of the skies

The first of its class  Truly the first Jumbo jet, Boeing 747 also referred to as “The queen of the skies” is in service for over 50 years now. It was introduced in 1970 to the public with the now-defunct company Pan Am which wanted a large airplane that could lower the price of tickets for the average paid man. Boeing accepted the challenge and designed a four engines, two-deck airplane that now has decades of faithful service. The thing that differentiates the 747 from other airplanes is its specific hump that houses the cockpit, a feature that makes this airplane not only a great passenger aircraft but a cargo-capable one too.  For Boeing 747 to become a reality, it needed a big factory which the company constructed in Everett,

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DC-3, where it all began

Many times referred to as the aircraft that changed the world, the DC-3 had a great impact on the airline industry in the 1930s/1940 and

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