Aviation Week scored one of the biggest aerospace scoops of the 20th century when on December 22, 1947, it revealed that the fabled sound barrier had been broken by U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles ‘Chuck’ Yeager in the Bell XS-1.
Boeing 707 Flight Testing – And Not Talking About Rolls
Our 1956 test pilot story goes into great detail about the overall impressive handling capabilities of the Boeing 707.
Aviation Week Exclusively Details Boeing’s Project X – The 707 (1953)
In June 1953, Aviation Week was the first publication to detail Boeing's effort to develop the company’s first passenger jet, the 707 or “Project X.”
The UFO Debate: Revenge of the Aliens?
Debate about whether UFOs existed – and the Pentagon was covering up their existence -- was covered extensively in Aviation Week & Space Technology more than 50 years ago. And our reporting had a decidedly anti-extra-terrestrial bent.
When Aviation Week Fell For Lies About U-2 Crash In Russia (1960)
Two weeks after a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by Soviet air defenses on May 1, 1960, Aviation Week was still buying the false line that the aircraft had not been taken out by a Russian missile but crashed after an engine failure.
Top Technologies: ‘Protecting the Pilot’ to ‘Keeping It Together’
Here are some of the most important technologies, innovations and novel ideas that have made aviation and space what they are today.
From The Archives: British Bomber Embarks On A Night Raid In 1918
What now? That was the reaction of U.S. airplane manufacturers after a ceasefire ended World War I on Nov. 11, 1918.
Photos: Boeing 747-100 Assembly Line In 1969
The April 28, 1969, issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology carried a special photo report detailing the Boeing 747 assembly process.
707 Flight Testing – And Not Talking About Rolls (1956)
Our 1956 test pilot story goes into great detail about the overall impressive handling capabilities of the Boeing 707.
A Short History Of Making Flying Safer
The pioneer years of aviation included both successful and misguided efforts to make the number of safe landings approximate to the number of takeoffs. Here are some notable examples on both sides of that record.