On March 12, 1947, the Douglas Cloudster II made its first flight, testing an unusual twin-engine design that drove a single rear pusher propeller from engines inside the fuselage.
An aviation museum in Southern Utah known for its unique planes just finished restoring a 1950s Soviet fighter jet, one of several planes they use to educate the public on aviation history.
On March 10, 1910, French aviator Émile Aubrun completed the world's first night flight in a Blériot XI, flying 12 miles in Argentina and marking a milestone in aviation history.
4月16日,中国航空工业历史博物馆开馆活动在北京举行。这是国内唯一一座完整反映中国航空工业百年发展历程的主题展馆。 The History Museum of China Aviation Industry was inaugurated in Beijing on April 16, becoming the only venue to provide a comprehensive ...
She was a groundbreaking aviator who learned to fly after hearing tall tales from a pilot who’d crash-landed on her grandfather’s golf course in Warren Township, New Jersey. Later, she was one of the ...
Ready for lift-off? This incredible Ohio aviation museum is huge, unforgettable, and filled with aircraft that make your heart race.
When you think of military air power in the United States, your first thought is probably the Air Force. After that, maybe you think of the Navy, no doubt helped by the popularity of the 1986 film Top ...
During wartime flight instruction at Harlem, students learned on a WACO UPF-7 trainer; the field also had Piper Cubs. SI-99-15432~P In the history of black aviation, it is Bessie Coleman, the first ...
One of the biggest draws for aviation geeks to visit Tucson is to see decommissioned or otherwise idle aircraft. Two sites have become renowned for hosting these types of airplanes from around the ...
Pasco has an enviable aviation history, with connections to some of the most significant moments dating back almost to the moment in 1903 when the Wright brothers completed their famous flight at ...
FORT RUCKER, Ala. — The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence welcomed more than 200 current and legacy Army aviation leaders to Fort Rucker to hear from senior leaders and foster discussion about ...