Eighty years ago, five planes vanished during a training run off the Florida coast. A patrol plane sent to search for the men ...

The Lockheed L-188 Electra made its first flight on December 6, 1957, becoming America's first large turboprop airliner. Fast ...

The Kawanishi E15K Shiun made its first flight on December 5, 1941. Designed as a high-speed reconnaissance floatplane for the Imperial Japanese Navy, the rare "Violet Cloud" saw only limited ...

Agricultural aviation began in 1921 with an experimental Curtiss JN-6 "Jenny" flight, quickly evolving into a specialized industry that included the precursor to Delta Air Lines. The industry saw ...

From the myth of Icarus to the sketches of Leonardo Da Vinci's ornithopter, humanity has looked to the sky since first watching birds take wing. History is dotted with ill-advised attempts to achieve ...

Ancient flying reptiles called pterosaurs learned to fly while their brains were small, taking a very different path from ...

So, learn all about the innovative spirit of North Carolina's people and how their pride and ambition led to a bold legacy today. Why North Carolina remains the 'Cradle of Flight' It is no coincidence ...

When you stop to think about the history of flight, it really is amazing that the first successful flight the Wright brothers made on a North Carolina beach to Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon ...