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The original Hawker Harrier Jet was designed by the British in the 1960s and utilized a "vectored thrust turbofan engine" that allowed thrust generated by the engines to be pointed downward. The first planes were launched using ramps that curved upward like a ski jump on the flight deck.

Friday, February 4, 2011, the tailless, strike fighter-sized unmanned system, the X-47B, under development by Northrop Grumman, completed its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California. The flying wing took off at 2:09 p.m. PST and flew for 29 minutes. The UAV climbed to an altitude of 5,000 feet, flew several racetrack-type patterns, and landed safely

A standard part is a part or material that conforms to an established industry or U.S. Government-published specification. The FAA's acceptance of a standard part as an approved part is based on the certification that the part has been designed and produced in accordance with an independent established set of specifications and criteria.

"Kenyan Man Builds Airplane From Scrap"

Paul Hamilton's interesting and informative site on Sport Pilot, Powered Parachute Pilot and Trike Pilot, as well as the blog "Ask the Expert."

Aviation news and products, databases, the Student Pilot Resources links to AOPA Flight Training Magazine FREE offers. Several "Air Forums" for online networking.

Arthur "Kit" Murray, the test pilot who in 1954 became the first pilot to fly above 90,000 feet, and see Earth's curvature in flight in a Bell X-1A,

"The National Aeronautic Association has certified the July 13 record for the University of Maryland's human-powered helicopter called Gamera. It achieved liftoff and hovered for 11.4 seconds, setting U.S. records for flight duration and for flight duration by a female pilot. (Watch a video of the flight.). It was designed and built by graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering and piloted by biology student Judy Wexler. "

"Taylor De Ley of Yorba Linda, Calif., may be only 17, but as he starts his college education this week he has already focused on a professional pilot career and completed a 10,492-nautical-mile solo flight to the four corners of the nation. That's more than most kids his age. He now has 340 total flying hours. He dedicated the flight to giving fellow teens who are "stuck playing video games" a taste of the flying adventure "

""Flying his jet-propelled wing attached to his back, and steering only by movement of his body, Rossy launched from a helicopter at 8,000 feet into the breathtaking blue of the Grand Canyon sky," the release said. "Skimming the rockscape at speeds of up to 190 mph, Jetman sustained flight for more than eight minutes, 200 feet above the rim of Grand Canyon West."

" Staggerwing #1 Story Watch the story thanks to TapTV"

"One of aviation's oldest clichés is that if an airplane looks right, it'll fly right. Whether our selection of avia­ting dogs affirms or contradicts that aphorism is debatable. Some of these mutts flew just fine and were oddly configured simply so they could fulfill their mission"

"honor military history with an emphasis on our rich, local military involvement. By working with veterans, we will instill their legacy, to our future generations through educational involvement. Timeless Wings & Wheels is committed to providing an educational and fun-filled experience that encompasses the aviation and military vehicles of the time period."

"The D-Dalus (a play on Daedalus from Greek mythology) is neither fixed wing or rotor craft and uses four, mechanically-linked, contra-rotating cylindrical turbines, each running at the same 2200 rpm, for its propulsion. The key to the D-Dalus' extreme maneuverability is the facility to alter the angle of the blades (using servos) to vector the forces, meaning that the thrust can be delivered in your choice of 360 degrees around any of the three axes. Hence D-Dalus can launch vertically, hover perfectly still and move in any direction, and that's just the start of the story."