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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-1
On this day in aviation history, January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 high-speed research aircraft, made its first flight. While ...
Trump rails against DEI after DC plane crash, but it doesn't apply to air traffic controllers
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and ...
Why an anti-collision system might not have prevented DCA plane crash
After a military helicopter collided with a passenger plane near Reagan National Airport, here’s what to know about TCAS, a ...
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First private-built supersonic plane smashes sound barrier
Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg ...