Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...

Taildragger built for long-range backcountry operations with a Continental IO-550 engine and Aeroflint tip tanks.

Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like ...

The world’s major air forces still rely heavily on long-range bombers for strategic missions, nuclear deterrence, and power projection. These aircraft remain some of the most complex and expensive ...

Research and data obtained during the testing of these and other experimental aircraft would lead to today’s B-2 Spirit bomber and beyond. American concerns that Great Britain might fall to Axis ...

The B2 stealth bomber had problems flying in the rain because water easily eroded its radar-evading skin. And its design let ...

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After a mysterious and lengthy disappearance, the historic patent documents for the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking flying machine have finally resurfaced and are now at home in the National Archives ...

Residents of Southside Des Moines are hearing an unfamiliar rumble in the skies. It’s not thunderstorms, but a squadron of World War Two-vintage aircraft. Jacques Robitaille, spokesman for the ...

The world's first scheduled air service was launched in Jan-1914. A number of other flights achieving 'firsts' also took ...

There was a time when having your own plane was a pretty clear indicator that you were part of that upper crust of society. If it was a pricey and rare electric plane, then all the more. But those ...