HeritageAviation Heritage
Primary-sourced histories of the aircraft, people, and moments that shaped how we fly — each one a short read that ties back to a skill you use today.
250 cards
Heritage
Heritage"Blood for oil"
Operation Tidal Wave — Ploesti, 1 August 1943
Heritage"He came home on one engine five times—and called that second propeller a "million-dollar life insurance policy."
Richard Bong, America's Ace of Aces
Heritage"363 feet"
The Saturn V: The Moon Rocket
Heritage
Heritage"On 17 July 1989, a bat-like silhouette rose from Palmdale..."
Northrop B-2 Spirit: The Flying Wing Returns
Heritage"If the Predator was the scout, the MQ-9 Reaper was the ex..."
MQ-9 Reaper: The Hunter-Killer Unleashed
Heritage
Heritage"The largest international construction project in history..."
The First Links — Zarya and Unity, November–December 1998
Heritage"December 15, 2009"
Boeing 787 Dreamliner — The Composite Era
Heritage
Heritage"delightfully responsive and reassuringly stable."
Airbus A320 — The Digital Fly-by-Wire Revolution
Heritage"The morning of 28 January 1986 was bitterly cold at Kenne..."
The Challenger Tragedy — STS-51-L, 28 January 1986
Heritage"240 feet"
Airbus A380 — The Superjumbo Crown
Heritage"The year 2003 had been anticipated as a centennial celebr..."
The Columbia Loss — STS-107, 1 February 2003
Heritage
Heritage
Heritage"If you build it, I'll buy it."
Boeing 747 — The Jumbo Revolution
Heritage
Heritage"117 seconds"
Apollo 17: The Last Man on the Moon
Heritage"On the morning of 7 September 1997, beneath a cloudless G..."
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor: The Air Dominance Revolution
Heritage
Heritage"December 20, 1957"
Boeing 707 — The Jet Age Crosses the Atlantic
Heritage"July 27, 1949"
de Havilland Comet — The Jet Age's First Herald