Posts Tagged ‘aviation history’
WACO Great Lakes 2T-1A-2
How does going back to the golden days of aviation sound? Well, it’s possible when you fly in the WACO Great Lakes. The open-cockpit, the aerobatic biplane is a classic throwback. If you’d love to see one in person, visit our Tennessee flight school and you may find yourself in the pilot’s seat of one of these…
Read MoreHeroes in Flight: Charlie Taylor
There are many heroes that have helped advance aviation throughout the years. World War I saw soldiers in the sky, and advancements including machine guns, bombsights, and ocean-liner-sized dirigibles. World War II saw the dawn of modern jet propulsion and nearly 70 years of technological innovation and advancement. Charlie Taylor is another one of those…
Read MoreTop 5 Flying Songs of All Time
In recent articles, we covered top aviation books, movies, games, and more. There’s been a lot of great music written over the years with flying themes. Next time you’re on a long flight or drive you can access Pandora’s flying songs and enjoy 100 songs all about aviation – over five hours worth. From that…
Read MoreHeroes in Flight: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Antoine de Saint-Exupery was perhaps the most famous aviator / writer to live. He’s most recognized as a French writer and poet, but not many may know he was also an aviation pioneer. During his life, he became a laureate of several of France’s highest literary awards and even won the United States National Book…
Read MoreTop 5 Aviation Books
In our last blog, we covered the top 5 aviation movies. We all know reading is better for you than watching movies, so we’re adding the top 5 aviation books. Like our aviation movie list, the aviation book list covers the gambit of genres. Obviously, this is a subject list, and we can’t say this…
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