It started with a phone call from Mira Slovak, the legendary Czech pilot and Cold War-era defector who raced hydroplanes and won the first National Championship Air Races in 1964 at Sky Ranch, Nevada.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from DCS World: L-39 Albatros The L-39 Albatros is a low-wing, high-performance jet aircraft that doubles as a trainer and light attack aircraft. The Albatros ...

EAA Chapter 40 at Whiteman Airport celebrated a significant milestone by flying its 10,000th Young Eagle after 30 years of participation in the program. The Young Eagles program is a national ...

Scott Farnsworth, an airline captain and entrepreneur, founded Farnsworth Aerosports, operating highly modified L-39 jets for airshows and races, aiming to become the world's fastest athlete and ...

Most of the pilots who honed their combat skills in the Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros single-engined jet trainer were defending the Soviet empire. The 21st century-born aviators who fly its successor – ...

Since it made its first appearance on-line in the night of Jul. 24, I’ve been asked to identify the “mysterious” aircraft spotted over Aleppo earlier on the same day. Depicted in a BBC report as one ...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Calspan Corporation a $14.1 million, four-year contract to retrofit up to four Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros jet trainers for artificial ...

Watch an L 39 Albatros RC jet perform a unique wheelie landing, highlighting advanced flight control, realistic aircraft handling, and the precision of remote-controlled aviation. #Aviation #RCPlane # ...