Category: Civil aviation

Radial Engine Round Up – Military Multi Engined Aircraft

Florida Air National Guard Convair C-131D Samaritan Photos by Don Linn, Scott Jankowski, Tim Adams, Del Laughery, Bob Finch and Ken Kula Here’s a scrapbook of military multi radial-engined aircraft… including transports, bombers, fighters and patrol planes. A few...

VERTICON 2026: The Global Vertical Aviation Industry Converges in Atlanta

Story and photos by Jeff Serpa The Georgia World Congress Center became the epicenter of the global helicopter and vertical aviation industry as aviation professionals from around the world gathered for Verticon 2026. From March 9–12, 2026, the event...

Aviation’s Greatest Gathering: Why AirVenture 2026 Should Be on Your Radar

Story and photos by Steve Lewis Oshkosh Aviation’s Greatest Gathering: Why AirVenture 2026 Should Be on Your Radar For as long as I can remember, one aviation pilgrimage sat at the very top of my bucket list — the...

New Hampshire’s Alton Bay Ice Runway Ends A Record-Breaking Season

Story and photos by Ken Kula New Hampshire’s Alton Bay Ice Runway has completed its 2026 winter operations with a record-setting season. Alton Bay (Airport ID is B18) is operated by the State of New Hampshire’s Department of Transportation...

Airline Special Color Schemes – Volume 1

Delta B-757 Breast Cancer Awareness colors Photos by Ken Kula, John Freedman Air Pacific B-747-400 US Airways A-319 in NFL football team colors US Airways’ Piedmont Airlines heritage colors QANTAS B-737-800 “Yananyi Dreaming” US Airways PSA heritage colors Jetstar...

Alton Bay, New Hampshire’s Ice Runway Opens Spectacularly in 2026

Story and photos by Ken Kula Alton Bay, New Hampshire is a village nestled at the end of an inlet of the much larger Lake Winnipesaukee. During three seasons, a seaplane base with the identifier of “B18” is active,...

British Aerospace BAe-146, AVRO RJ Etc. Scrapbook

Ansett New Zealand BAe-146-300 Story by Ken Kula, photos by the Photorecon Team The United Kingdom’s Hawker Siddeley aircraft company launched a relatively small jetliner design in 1973. The HS-146 would be a high winged, 4-engined jet, originally planned...

THE 2025 NORTHERN ILLINOIS AIRSHOW

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The 2025 Northern Illinois Airshow was held on September 6th and 7th 2025 at the Waukegan National Airport, Waukegan Illinois. Waukegan National Airport is located just over the Wisconsin/Illinois border or approximately 40...

Joint Base Andrews Air Show 2025

Story and photos by Shawn Byers Joint Base Andrews held what has become a bi-annual air show on September 13th and 14th 2025. I was thankful that it was not in conflict with Naval Air Station Oceana as has...

Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show 2025

Story and photos by Shawn Byers “September Morn” , Neil Diamond’s 1979 ballad always seems to be playing through the speakers on the calm, sunny, morning ramp as I walk around. This is the familiarity I love about Oceana....

The 2025 New York Dot Com Airshow Photo Scrapbook

Photos by Bob Finch and Scott Zeno The 2025 New York Dot Com Airshow had one day of perfect, clear weather and another day of overcast skies, but the show went on regardless of the background. Held at and...

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