On April 21, 1956, the Douglas F5D Skylancer made its first flight-going supersonic right out of the gate. Designed as a high ...

On April 17, 1934, the de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide took to the skies for the first time. With its graceful biplane ...

These were the first airplane passenger flights in history.” Crouch’s Museum colleague, early-flight curator and Wright scholar Peter Jakab, concurs with this choice of aircraft ...

and is the author of more than a dozen books on aviation history.) Not as well known as their 1903 Flyer, the Wright brothers' 1905 Flyer was the world’s first practical airplane. Library of ...

They carried out many of their scientific experiments in the backroom of their store, and the majority of the parts used in the first successful airplane were constructed there. In 1899 ...

In Japan and the United States, we are taught that the Wright brothers were the first to achieve powered flight. In 1903, the Wright brothers made history by successfully flying a manned aircraft ...

The Delta Flight Museum reopened to the public on April 7 after its first major overhaul since 1995. The museum features ...