A new video shows the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard during its recent first flight. On August 29, 2024, Scaled Composites’ new Model 437 aircraft, named Vanguard and registered as N437VN, ...
On this date in aviation history-April 24, 1933-we mark the 92nd anniversary of the first flight of the Grumman JF Duck. Designed as an amphibious utility aircraft, the JF Duck was ordered by the ...
The very versatile J2F Duck was used first and foremost as an air-sea rescue aircraft. In the world of Mother Nature, the feathery ducks aren’t very intimidating animals. That notwithstanding, several ...
A total of 584 airframes were built. Foreign purchasers of the Duck included Argentine Naval Aviation, the Mexican Navy, the Colombian Navy, and the Peruvian Navy. “Though slightly odd in appearance, ...