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Italian Gen. Italo Balbo’s arrival in Chicago was a spectacular performance freighted with future history. Early on the evening of July 15, 1933, his air fleet could be glimpsed amid the enveloping mists of the city’s heavily industrialized South Side. The sight broke the palpable tension rippling through an immense crowd lining the city’s lakefront. Balbo and the 24 airplanes under his ...

It’s been several weeks since the historic Wright brothers’ airplane factory was heavily damaged by fire in late March. The city doesn't have a final assessment on the structures or how the fire started. The future of the buildings is now up in the air.

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Have airplane, will cycle. This is the business of Sling (Photo: Ride24) Bicycles and aeroplanes might seem like an unlikely combination, but if you look back at aviation history, the bicycle was there at the very beginning.  Orville and Wilber Wright who built and flew the world’s first motor-operated aeroplane, funded their aviation passion thanks to the Wright Cycle company, which manufactured its own brand of bicycles. South African aeroplane manufacturer, Sling Aircraft, is following a similar path, albeit the other way around. After building 100s of light aircraft...

The National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) Launches Its 20th Annual Vintage Aircraft Competition The National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) Launches Its 20th Annual Vintage Aircraft Competition The National Aviation Heritage Invitational (NAHI) launches its 20th Annual vintage aircraft competition, at the Reno Air Races, by formally opening the application process for restored aircraft to compete for the acclaimed NEIL A. ARMSTRONG AVIATION HERITAGE TROPHY. The prestigious event is hosted by the Reno National Championship Air Races. Sept 15-19, 2021. “The vintage aircraft co...