Category: Beechcraft

Air Transports / Aviation History / Beechcraft / Blackbirds / Experimental Aircraft / F-15 Eagle / featured / fighters / Flight Test / NASA

February 3, 2026

A Look at Some of NASA’s Aircraft Over the Years

Story by Ken Kula, Photos by John Freedman and Ken Kula The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) can trace its’ roots back to the 1915 creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). The NACA...

Aerial Firefighters / Air Transports / Airbus / Airliners / Aviation History / Beechcraft / bombers / Douglas DC-8 / F-15 Eagle / featured / fighters / Grumman / Helicopters / Lockheed / military / Transports / Viet Nam / World War II

January 24, 2026

Pratt and Whitney Just Celebrated Its First Century in Business

Pratt & Whitney just celebrated 100 years in the aviation engine business – “Dependable Engines” are a big reason for its longevity Story and photos by Ken Kula Pratt & Whitney Aircraft was formed in April 1925 – just...

Beechcraft / Bell / Cessna / Civil aviation / EAA Oshkosh / featured / Helicopters / Textron Aviation

October 24, 2025

Textron Aviation’s Enlarged Footprint at AirVenture 2025

Cessna’s new C-408 SkyCourier on display at Oshkosh this year. Cessna is part of Textron Aviation Story and photos by Ken Kula Textron Aviation is a familiar name, but at this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, I learned that the...