Defining Moments in Aviation — the flights, people and accidents that changed how we fly, told as readable aviation-history features. Real stories that build language and context at the same time.
The de Havilland Comet made Britain the first country to fly jet passengers, then three aircraft came apart in the sky. A B2 retelling of the…
Just after dawn on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot pointed a fragile monoplane towards England. This is the story of the first flight across the English…
On 23 July 1983, a new Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet and glided to a safe landing at Gimli. A…
In June 1919, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown flew a converted war bomber non-stop across the Atlantic — sixteen hours of fog and ice that…
Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy! Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+ 1. The de Havilland Comet. 2. Summer 1949. 3. The speed…
Here’s an interesting video that describes the rise of the world’s first jet airliner. Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back…
