Aviation is portrayed as a profound human passion and historical journey, encompassing dreams, challenges, and significant societal impact, beyond just its technical and engineering feats. The article ...
Over the past 80 years, the air forces of the world have ripped through the skies in five generations of jet fighters. The common denominator of all five generations is the jet engine, an invention so ...
The last 125 years have been one of human history's most technologically progressive periods. The Industrial Revolution created the capacity for precise mass production, kick-starting a dramatic shift ...
McKeesport native Helen Richey became the first woman to fly a commercial airliner to deliver mail and transport passengers. She was part of what was known as the “air-minded movement.” Richey and ...
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 ...
Zach Pomeroy will be presenting this month’s History Café program on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 10:30 a.m. in the High Plains Education Center at the Overland Trail Museum. Zach is building this program ...
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (Sept. 11, 2024) – It was a merger of “two world-class RDECs into one.” On Oct. 18, 1999, the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center was ...
A devastating plane crash that took the lives of more than 60 people this week has drawn Wichita — known globally as the "air capital of the world" — and its aviation roots into the national spotlight ...
The 1930s were a golden age of aviation, as famous pilots like Amelia Earhart made flights once thought impossible and inspired new curiosity about the skies. At the time, more and more women were ...
The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, located at KMHT, houses a rich collection focusing on New England aviation history, manufacturers, airlines, and pilots. The museum actively hosts events; a ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The South Plains Airshow is on a mission to keep aviation history alive and to highlight everything aviation has done for the word. The airshow, presented by the Texas Air ...