Using Lilienthal's glider research, the Wright brothers achieved controlled flight. The French reacted with renewed e...

Aviators separated into two groups: the airplane designer/builders and those who tried to master the art of flying. W...

WW1 gave the airplane a job, soon the battlefields were full of unarmed aircraft, peering down at the trenches, then ...

After the war, seasoned pilots who had once dueled with an enemy over the trenches, now performed aerobatics for spec...

Airmail pioneers demonstrated that airplanes had a bright commercial future. The variety of aircraft was dazzling -- ...

In the 1920s when just about anyone could afford a car, interest grew in a safe, inexpensive airplane that anyone cou...

From the early years of flight until the late 1930s, air racing was the single most important testing ground for engi...

During the 1920's and 30's, designers believed that bigger is better. Airline companies were formed, requiring larger...

Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan redefined the arts of aerial warfare with their revolutionary aircraft designs. As th...

The first German WW2 air attacks destroyed most old biplane fighters. The Allies responded with new monoplane designs...

American industry entered the competition to create the world's best fighter -- one that was faster and carried more ...

Light, maneuverable and capable of flying long distances, the Japanese Zero was the ideal air weapon for the island h...

During WWII, the Messerschmitt 262, and the Gloster Meteor were introduced. With these first operational jet fighters...