Solar Powered Aircraft Here We Come! But only if CAVU.

Aviation History, Aviation news, HistoryBy KSOP EditorAugust 25, 2025

Solar Powered Aircraft Here We Come! But only if CAVU. Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: CBS News, Getty Images   Pilot breaks altitude record for solar-powered plane, crossing paths with commercial airliner, his team says August 14, 2025 / 11:00 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Downloaded on August 15, 2025 from: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pilot-altitude-record-solar-powered-plane-raphael-domjan-solarstratos/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us No instrument flight (at least…

This Day in Aviation History: The F-35

Aviation History, Aviation news, HistoryBy KSOP EditorAugust 19, 2025

This Day in Aviation History: The F-35 Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: MSN.com, US Navy   A British F-35 Just Did Something That’s Never Been Done Before© 250520-N-TW227-1112 EAST CHINA SEA (May 20, 2025) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, prepares to land on the flight deck of the forward-deployed…

On This Day in Aviation History: JAL Flight 123

Aviation History, Aviation news, HistoryBy KSOP EditorAugust 19, 2025

On This Day in Aviation History: JAL Flight 123 Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com, Japan Transport Safety Board, and Wikipedia   On this day in aviation history we’ll look at one of saddest aviation events that can happen: a mass deaths event caused by a Jumbo Jet crash that takes over 500 lives. Is there…

These Days in Aviation History: Today, Tomorrow, and The Next Day + Looking Ahead

Aviation History, Aviation news, HistoryBy KSOP EditorAugust 13, 2025

These Days in Aviation History: Today, Tomorrow, and The Next Day + Looking Ahead Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources:  Goodfellows Historical Foundation Editors, Encyclopedia Brittanica, MSN.com   There is so much aviation history out there, it can be difficult to pick which event(s) to share with you.  I could fill pages of history every time I…

Christmas in July and the Jerome-de Bothezat Flying Octopus

Aviation History, Aviation news, HistoryBy KSOP EditorAugust 13, 2025

Christmas in July and the Jerome-de Bothezat Flying Octopus Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: MSN.com-news and technology/article by Harrison Kass, Wikipedia, US Navy   The First Helicopter Was Far, Far Ahead of Its Time Story by Harrison Kass Downloaded on July 25, 2025 from: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-first-helicopter-was-far-far-ahead-of-its-time/ar-AA1F4HcC   Twenty years would pass before anyone improved upon the performance of…

On This Day in Aviation History– Weather Forecasting Debuts

Aviation History, Aviation news, HistoryBy KSOP EditorAugust 11, 2025

On This Day in Aviation History– Weather Forecasting Debuts Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com, Library of Congress, Arkansas Air and Military Museum, Alamy   Robert FitzRoy.  Alamy Stock Photo Thunderstorms are forecasted today on this August 1st—some severe—here in the Sandhills of NC.  I’m preparing to go out for a bike ride and will be…

This Day in Aviation History: The USS Indianapolis

Aviation History, Aviation news, HistoryBy KSOP EditorAugust 5, 2025

This Day in Aviation History: The USS Indianapolis Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com, US Navy, PhotoQuest/Getty Images   Happy “hump day” for those still working full time.  Today’s “this day in aviation history” is about a heavy cruiser, the USS Indianapolis.  “What,”  you may ask, “does a heavy cruiser have to do with aviation?”  “Well,”…

On This Day in Aviation History: A Precursor to 9-11?

Aviation History, Aviation news, HistoryBy KSOP EditorAugust 5, 2025

On This Day in Aviation History: A Precursor to 9-11? Contributor: Barry Fetzer Sources: History.com and Bettman archive   In 1945 the Empire State Building in New York City was the tallest building in the world.  We were told as kids that if you dropped a penny from the observation deck on the 86th floor,…