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Crenchaw was instrumental in the creation of the first flight program at Philander Smith College from 1947 to 1953 where he continued to teach pilots. [2] [4] Crenchaw worked for the federal government for 40 years, from 1941 to 1983, first with the U.S. Army Air Corps, which transitioned to the U.S. Air Force.
Ray Stits designed 14 different homebuilt aircraft kits that were some of the first available to the general public built in quantity. [2] Stits is also known to the general public as the maker of the Stits Junior , Stits SA-2A Sky Baby , [ 3 ] and Stits Baby Bird , each of which was once the world's smallest aircraft. [ 4 ]
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas. This list of birds of Arkansas includes species documented in the U.S. state of Arkansas and accepted by the Arkansas Audubon Society (AAS). As of January 2022, there were 424 species included in the official list. [1]
Fledging is the stage in a flying animal's life between hatching or birth and becoming capable of flight. This term is most frequently applied to birds , but is also used for bats . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For altricial birds, those that spend more time in vulnerable condition in the nest , the nestling and fledging stage can be the same.
It was established in 1941 as a U.S. Army Flight Training School operated by the Pine Bluff School of Aviation. After World War II , the city turned it into a commercial airport facility. It is a 850 acre facility consisting of a large terminal and restaurant, FAA weather monitoring equipment, private corporate hangars, fixed-base operators ...
A 4-day-old girl was bitten by her family’s dog before she died of her injuries, according to authorities in Arkansas. The police and fire departments in Cave Springs were called to the dog ...
39 aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 38 more aviators who died between 1908 and 1912 1936 signatures of Early Birds in recognition of the contribution of Earl Ovington to the First Regular Air Mail service, formally presented to his wife after his death. The Early Birds of Aviation is an organization devoted to the history of early pilots ...
Arkansas, a major U.S. chicken producer, has reported its first outbreak of lethal avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in a year, as the nation sees an uptick in cases. The disease infected a ...