Tomorrow marks the 106th anniversary of man's affa...  ...marks the 106th anniversary of man's affair with flight .  Orville and Wilbur Wright developed fixed wing...  ...he controls that provide heavier-than-air powered flight .  On December 17, 1903, the brothers took their...  ...after many attempts succeed...

The first successful flight of an aircraft powered by the sun was completed i...  ...ccard had dreamed of the day his plane would take flight for a decade. With a good weather window on Th...  ...til he was able to lift off the pavement. In a flight very reminiscent...

(YouTube Link) “Aerodynamics say that if drag and thrust are equal, as in this video, the plane should move forward, not stay in the same position… why is this? Because the left one runs slower? than the right one...

Photo: Jesse van Kuijk Dutch teenager Jesse van...  ...of him as he relates the history of human-powered flight . The year 1979 was another landmark: Another craf...  ...dubbed the Gossamer Albatross, made a successful flight over the English Channel, flying over 35 kilomete...  ...ed emails about van Kuijk's...

Birds, bugs, and bats propel themselves through the air with wings, but other animals also travel through the air by gliding, leaping, or parachuting. This mental_floss article takes a look at seven creatures you would...

To be fair, the Russians aren't attacking. In fact, the US military knew this was coming and expected it. Debris from launched spacecraft and rocketry regularly fall back into the atmosphere. Stilll, residents who didn't...