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Articles by Jacek Domański
SPACE
Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle set for its eighth mission
Last week, Boeing announced that its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) is being prepared for its eighth space mission, OTV-8. The vehicle is scheduled to launch from Florida’s Space Coast no earlier than 21st August […]
AVIATION HISTORY
1 August 1977 – death of Francis Gary Powers
On 1st August 1977, Francis Gary Powers, one of the best-known American pilots of the Cold War era, died in a helicopter crash. Powers was born on 17th August 1929, in Jenkins, Kentucky. Reportedly, he […]
AVIATION EVENTS
A breathtaking start to the air show season – Den ve vzduchu 2025
As every year, the last weekend of April belonged to the biggest air show event in the West Bohemia region of the Czech Republic – Den ve vzduchu (English: Day in the air). Traditionally held […]
SHORT AVIATION STORIES
The world’s first military aeroplane
OOn 2 August 1909, the US Army Signal Corps received the first Wright Military Flyer. Officially designated Signal Corps No. 1 and commonly known as Aeroplane No. 1, it became the world’s first military aeroplane. […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Kaman HH-43F Huskie
Kaman HH-43F Huskie (c/n 174, formerly 62-4547 of the United States Air Force – USAF), exhibited at Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum), June 2025. The HH-43 Huskie, one of the most interesting helicopters developed in […]
MILITARY AVIATION
A farewell to another Cold War icon – the uncertain future of the Dragon Lady
Two weeks ago, we described the current United States Air Force (USAF) plans to finally withdraw the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from active service by the end of the fiscal year 2026. However, the […]
AVIATION HISTORY
25 July 1909 – Louis Blériot performs the first successful flight across the English Channel
On 25th July 1909, Louis Blériot, the French aviation pioneer, became the first aviator to fly across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, Blériot XI monoplane. Louis Charles Joseph Blériot was born on 1st […]
SHORT AVIATION STORIES
Francis Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers, one of the best-known American pilots of the Cold War era, was born on 17 August 1929, in Jenkins, Kentucky. Interested in aviation from an early age, he graduated with a bachelor’s […]
AVIATION HISTORY
P-2 Neptune – from a private venture to the ruler of the Cold War seas
On 6th December 1941, just a day before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Vega Aircraft Corporation launched development of a new, land-based patrol aircraft. Initially, the project started as private venture of the company and […]