30K views · 662 reactions | Experience jaw-dropping aerobatics by Udo Markert in the Pitts S-1S biplane at Flugplatzfest Malsch 2024! Watch thrilling loops, rolls, and stunts in this high-powered aerobatic legend. #Airshow #PittsS1S #Aerobatics #FlugplatzfestMalsch2024 | Warbirds | Facebook

The Last Great Biplane Airliner: Handley Page’s Masterpiece, The Flying Hotel. The Handley Page H.P. 42 represents the absolute pinnacle of luxury biplane travel in the 1930s, a machine that prioritized comfort and safety above sheer speed. In an era where aviation was still transitioning from the open cockpits of the 1920s to the streamlined monoplanes of the future, the H.P. 42 stood out as a "solid, stately shape" that redefined what it meant to fly. It marked the moment when the "trilby and

156K views · 3.1K reactions | 115 years ago today, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in history. On December 17th, 1903, four miles south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Wright brothers made the first controlled, sustained flight of a gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane. The aircraft stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Here is Wright Brothers' RARE Footage ===> for powerful stories from any time like HistoryBites | HistoryBites | Facebook