Sun N Fun is Gearing up for Their 50th Anniversary Air Show
Sun N Fun is gearing up for their 50th anniversary air show. The annual fly-in is a big draw for Central Florida, welcoming avgeeks and aviators from around the world…
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Flying in the Polaris MiG-29 for a Look at Their Astronaut Jet Training
Later this year, Polaris Dawn will launch on a private spaceflight with SpaceX from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. We caught up with commander Jared ROOK Isaacman, and went…
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Three Locations Being Considered for National Championship Air Races
The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has announced the top 3 locations being considered for the future of the National Championship Air Races (NCAR). The annual adrenaline-pumping air races were…
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A-10 Pilot’s Tragedy Sparks Scholarship For Future Fighter Pilots
The passion for flying in some families runs deep. For one pilot and father named Jared Black, his love for flying was not only a cherished career but a bond…
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Deep Sea Surveyors Think They Found Amelia Earhart’s Plane
Deep sea surveyors think they found Amelia Earhart’s plane. Sonar images from their recent expedition show what appears to be an aircraft, resting 16,000 feet deep at the bottom of…
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Mars Helicopter Damaged In Latest Flight, Mission Complete
Mars Helicopter Damaged In Latest Flight, Mission Complete
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NASA’s First Crewed Artemis Moon Mission Slips to Late 2025
NASA has pushed their first crewed Artemis moon mission to late 2025. The space agency announced the decision this week, citing numerous internal and external issues that will delay both…
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Supersonic Comeback? Meet NASA’s X-59 Quesst
NASA and Skunk Works Unveils Experimental Vehicle That Turns Sonic Booms Into Sonic Thumps Are we on the verge of a commercial supersonic comeback? America’s space agency is determined to…
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Vandy-1 Recreates Iconic Shot With U-2 Spyplane
The best looking jet in the U.S. Navy recently joined a USAF U-2 spy plane over China Lake, making for a rare and very cool sight to behold. Check out…
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A New CEO is Taking Over JetBlue
A new CEO is taking over JetBlue and she will be the first woman in the country to lead a major U.S. airline. Company President & COO Joanna Geraghty is…
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How the Blue Angels Convinced Tom Cruise to do Top Gun
It’s hard to imagine a world without the movie Top Gun. AvGeeks watch it at least once a year despite the 80s corniness, because the flying scenes are as cool…
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Airplane’s Hints From Nature: How a Hammerhead Shark’s Head is like an Airplane Wing
It’s no secret that the aerospace industry has always taken hints from nature, for designs of new aircraft. As amazing as our modern engineering and material sciences are, it still…
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