Amazing Inside Out Flipping Polyhedron Flying Machine

German automation company Festo has created an extraordinary helium-filled flying object that propels itself through the air by repeatedly turning itself inside-out. SmartInversion combines an extremely lightweight body….. Read all about it at...

Smokey’s Lucky Witch & Other Fantastic Images

You’ve got to love nose art and warbird photos. Great photo thread on Mission4Today forum. Photo thread on Mission4today More on Smokey’s Lucky Witch: Information obtained from NavSource Online at: USS GAMBIER BAY (CVE-73) Ensign Darrell C. Bennett,...

Another Fantastic Wright Brothers Link

Check out the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company history of Wright Airplanes. This is one of my favorite Wright research sites. You won’t believe how many aircraft the Wrights built from 1903 thru 1916. Did you know they attempted to build a biplane contendor for...

Hear Wright Engine #20 Run

Fantastic video shared with us from the The Wright Experience”. Described by YouTube’s “N104f” as follows: On special occasions The Wright Experience starts this engine … the engine (Wright Bros No. 20) was built under the direct...

Hear the Voice of Charles E. Tayor

One of my favorite podcasts is “The Naked Scientists” produced in the UK. The July 22, 2012 podcast just released is entirely about the history of aviation. Charlie Taylor built the early Wright engines including the first one to fly in 1903. He is honored...