After the launch of the space mission EUCLID from the European Space Agency (ESA), the first images from the telescope have arrived in our planet, and they are beautiful. In a previous article from the blog, we presented the mission, if you haven’t read it, go check it out here! Ready to explore the darkness – EUCLID.
Category: Aerospace Articles
F-104 Bribefighter
We have already talked about the F104, but have we ever talked about its scandal? It has a whole corruption plot behind it that nobody ever talks about… For those who are lost and did not read the article about the F104: we can name it the Starfighter, the flying stick, the winged pencil, the…
Birds of the sea
In today’s article, let’s dive into another chapter of aeronautical history: the planes of the sea. During the last century, we went from conversions of ships that were initially cargo ships, cruisers, or even battleships into aircraft carriers to ships specially designed to carry aircraft, powered by nuclear power. These ships allow naval forces to…
Did you know? The oldest EUROAVIA Working Group (WG)
EUROAVIA is not all about the International Board (IB) and the Local Groups (LGs) spread all over Europe, but also about many people working behind the scenes in different areas, in what we call Working Groups (WGs). But do you know which is the oldest EUROAVIA WG?
American battle horse – P-51 Mustang
The P-51 Mustang stands as an iconic symbol of American aviation history, renowned for its exceptional performance during World War II. With its distinctive appearance and remarkable combat capabilities, the Mustang became a beloved aircraft among both pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Its first flight was in the 1940s and it primarily fought in Europe but…
About the BIRDS (B: Goverment IRDS: surveillance drones)
Modern days require modern technology, and of course, by technology I mean mass control methods. And behold, because the mass media manipulation and FBI’s microphones-in-your-house era is over. Welcome to: The drone age. And, of course, by drones I mean… Birds. First of all, picture yourself as an average American who had to serve in the…
Moon landings through history
Landing on the Moon over the years has been a demonstration of the aerospace capabilities of a country. So far only four countries have done a controlled Moon landing, the last to get on this list was India on August 23rd, 2023, with the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
The underdog in the East, IAR 80
The IAR 80 was a Romanian fighter/ground attack aircraft developed during the Second World War. The aircraft had a low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque that was comparable to other contemporary designs such as Hawker Hurricane and Bf 109E. Its first flight took place in 1939 but it went into service in 1941 due to production problems…
Anecdotes from the Cold War
Did you know that Pepsi was the only western enterprise operating in the USSR and had one of the biggest military fleets of all time? Well, I’m sure you knew already, but I will talk about this and a few other anecdotes down below anyways… To start, it was in 1959 during the American National…
Ready to explore the darkness – Euclid
On July 1st, the European space mission EUCLID was launched from Cape Canaveral. The telescope will explore space trying to obtain more data about dark energy.