A third of readers say the U.S. needs to maintain air superiority.

A German company’s first attempt to launch an orbital rocket ended after just 18 seconds on Sunday. Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum started wobbling just after it cleared the launch site on Norway’s coast and as it started to tumble controllers cut the engines and it fell to the fjord below in a huge explosion.

According to legend, while in the midst of a contentious labor dispute with employees, William T. Piper was standing with a business associate in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, overlooking the large Piper Aircraft factory on the Susquehanna River. The other man asked, “So, how many people work here these days?” Piper replied with a sigh, “About […]

The Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions organization has released its third and final examination of what it sees as the key elements of the industry and government quest for an alternative to 100LL. This one looks at the role ASTM International, a private sector consensus standards organization, plays in that pursuit. Two of three candidate […]

Most agree the two types of aircraft should keep their distance, at least in some circumstances.

Foreign policy changes by the U.S. government have prompted at least two countries, Canada and Portugal, to reconsider buying F-35 fighters. A likely contender to replace them is the Saab Gripen. Military TV produced this informative comparison.