May 6, 1944 marked the first flight of the Mitsubishi A7M Reppū, a carrier-based fighter designed to replace the legendary ...

May 5, 1926 marked the first flight of the Wright XF3W Apache, a U.S. Navy test aircraft that set multiple altitude records.

There are certain engines that become more than just a powerplant. In motoring terms, the iconic engines that powered the muscle car era spring to mind. However, aviation also has its share of engines ...

John J. Montgomery sits at the controls of his 1911 monoplane glider, in which he flew about 50 times in Evergreen Valley in San Jose. Montgomery, a native of Sutter County, is a key California ...

Flailing in the dark: aeronautics before the 19th century -- Starts and stops: aeronautical progress in the 19th century -- The real beginning: the Wright Flyer -- Seat-of- the-pants design: the era ...

Aircraft have a long and storied history of transporting goods that dates back to the earliest days of airmail. Though much like with trains and large trucks, designers quickly noted that when it ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Combat Air Museum is celebrating 50 years of preserving military aviation history this weekend. From ...

The aircraft remains popular with carriers around the world.

Two planes collided above Charkhi Dadri in India in what remains the deadliest mid-air collision in aviation history, with ...