The first pilot's licenses in the US were issued i...  ...” Instead, the Ninety-Nines wanted women in aviation to be treated as equals, “rather than spoil...  ...rst president. They worked to send young women to aviation school, and supplied pilots in World War II. And...

In the 1920s and '30, barnstorming pilots and wing...  ...hat dare recreate the stunts of the early days of aviation . One is Carol Pilon.Pilon has been wingwalking fo...  ...ut the sport — as opposed to coming from an aviation background, or through a relationship to a pilot....

The following is an article from Uncle John’...  ...ying. The editor, A.I. Root, saw the Wrights make aviation ’s first turn on September 20, 1904 and wrot...

Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock died last Tuesday at her home in Quincy, Florida. If the name doesn’t sound familiar to you, it’s because she did not receive the lasting fame she should have for the stunt...

The men and women who became pilots in the earliest days of airplane flight all had something in common -they were brave, adventurous go-getters. Many of them became quite famous, too, which means we have pictures of the...

If you live to fly--or just want to be able to eject from your office quickly--then Motoart has furniture for you. This studio of master craftsmen makes fine furniture from old airplane parts. You can view much more of t...

During the late 1920s and early 1930s, the US Department of Commerce created an air mail route between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. These enormous arrows helped pilots stay on course. The historical society of Washing...

[youtube XUtYlR28Yb4](Video Link)It was time for this UTAir Antonov An-24 in Bodaybo, Russia to takeoff. The runway is a pile of mud. The tail keeps sliding to the right. But the pilot doesn't care. Like General Winter,...

The Dole Air Race of August 16, 1927 was from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, for a prize of $35,000. Fifteen planes were registered. Eleven qualified to start. Two crashed on the way to the starting point, and...

The British government has opened a new airport in Wales that will provide services only to unmanned aircraft. Among them is the Royal Air Force's Watchkeeper drone, which is pictured above. Before this airport opened, t...