WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Opera Kansas is taking people back to the 1930s to showcase women who made a mark on the aviation industry, including Olive Ann Beech. “Staggerwing” focuses on the historic ...

“Staggerwing” tells the story of Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes, who competed and won the transcontinental Bendix Trophy Race in 1936, the first year that women were allowed to race in teams. They ...

Cast members of Staggerwing rehearse the opera about the flight of aviatrixes Louis Thaden and Blanche Noyes as they competed for the transcontinental 1936 Bendix Trophy Race. The shows will be will ...

Let us paint the scene for you. The year is 1944, and you're fresh back at home in the U.S. after a tour in the Pacific theater of World War II as an F4F Wildcat pilot during the Battles of the Coral ...

COFFEE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Just over an hour outside of Nashville, an iconic aircraft brand has touched down in Middle Tennessee. The official home of the Beechcraft aircraft brand has made its ...

Late in 1932, the newborn Beech Aircraft Co. flew its first product, a five-seat biplane with a 420 hp radial engine and fixed landing gear enclosed in huge fairings. Walter Beech gave it model number ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Winners of the biennial Zepick Modern Opera Competition, Composer Lisa DeSpain and ...

Asobo is kicking off another wonderful series for Microsoft Flight Simulator that involves adding famous aircraft to the game. Separate from Local Legend, the Famous Flyers series debuts this week ...

Get a look at the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing in this latest trailer for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is available now in the Microsoft Flight Simulator ...

When “Staggerwing” was performed by Opera Kansas as winner of the Zepick Modern Opera Competition in July 2021, its composers were certain it still had gas left in the tank. “People love the story,” ...