In the 1910s and 1920s, more and more people because interested in aviation. In response, Hollywood began to add flight scenes into the movies it produced. In true fashion, these scenes often required pilots to take great risks, performing near impossible feats in mid-air. Stunt pilots worked under extremely dangerous circumstances, but their contributions to Read More…
Rigid airships were developed in the early 1900s. In Germany, Hugo Eckner was instrumental in popularizing airship travel. In 1924, Eckner commanded the airship Los Angeles during its flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Encouraged by the success, he was responsible for building the even bigger airship Graf Zeppelin. Beginning in 1928, the Graf Zeppelin regularly Read More…
As one of the most iconic rockets in use by the space and defense industries within the United States, Atlas is known for many things. The rocket is most known for its use in the Mercury launch where astronauts were sent into orbit. The Atlas name is also associated with satellite delivery as it has Read More…
In March of 1915, the Turks started to prepare for an invading force from the Western Allies in the Dardanelles sector of the Ottoman Empire. They created an army group specifically tasked with repelling the expected Allied forces. The Turkish 5th Army was formed on March 25th, 1915, and it was led by Field General Read More…
In the 1930s, Bayerische Flugzeugwerke designed the The Messerschmidt Bf 108 Taifun, a single-engine, all-metal, sport and touring plane. The four-seat craft was created to compete in the 4th Challenge International de Tourisme (1934). Originally called the M 37, its first protoype flew in the spring of 1934. It had a 250 PS (247 hp, Read More…