Walking around EAA AirVenture this year, I saw the next generation of airplane enthusiasts being brought up. There are some who are concerned that the population of the aviation faithful is increasingly getting older with fewer young people joining the fold. However, for some aviation has been part of their lives since birth. Coming to [...]

The Harrier Jump Jet made its presence known at EAA AirVenture 2008 on Monday. The military jet has the capability to take off and land vertically making it a STOVL aircraft. Those atnding the show learned that STOVL can stand not only for short take off and very loud. The Harrier demonstrated both of these [...]