The Akron-class airships, Akron and Macon, represented the pinnacle of rigid airship design and were the U.S. Navy's only ...

A helicopter putting out a wildfire may not be news, but a robotic Black Hawk helicopter seeking out one and dropping water on it while the crew sits back and watches certainly is. That's what ...

The A-1 Skyraider, originally given the designation AD Skyraider, was the result of a Navy decision in 1943 that consolidated dive-bombing and torpedo-plane missions into one kind of aircraft. Yet, ...

Perhaps the most surprising country that doesn't operate fighter jets is Mexico. Since the 1980s, the Northrop F-5E light ...

Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon used an Air Force One plane known as SAM 970. The retired jet is now a museum exhibit.

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Leonardo Helicopters believes its AW609 civil tiltrotor remains on track to secure US certification next year following a ...

There’s a flight simulator where you can try your hand at flying without the pesky risk of, you know, crashing and burning. It’s all the thrill of being a pilot with none of the responsibility.

Local legend and former Purdy resident, Retired U.S. Navy Cpt. Edward Estes, “flew west” on Oct. 7, 2024. A Douglas A-4 ...

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union members voted to approve a new contract with Boeing ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator has been a series going on for decades, and the 2020 release saw the title gain huge popularity among fans of flight simulation titles.

A customer flew in from Stratford and Lubbock patrolling pipeline, here for fuel, then back in his Cessna 172 Skyhawk. A customer flew in from ... Alabama in his Cessna 525 Citation CJ-4 jet. A ...