IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This collection consists of duplicate ...

From experimental rocket planes to Cold War spy jets, the fastest aircraft in history pushed far beyond what engineers once thought possible. I focus here on ten record-setters whose top speeds, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This collection consists of duplicate ...

A closer look at the five aircraft types that were most unique, prominent, or impactful to Delta Air Lines in the past, ...

Ancient peoples battled to master the sea. The earliest warships on record date back to Egyptian civilization. Ancient mariners took to the Nile River in boats constructed of lashed reeds and coated ...

Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft on December 17, 1903. Orville piloted the gasoline ...

Some historic aircraft seem like a barrel for holding superlatives. One of these, the H-4 Hercules, goes one better because it's also at the center of one of the strangest stories involving possibly ...

So, learn all about the innovative spirit of North Carolina's people and how their pride and ambition led to a bold legacy today. Why North Carolina remains the 'Cradle of Flight' It is no coincidence ...

The Royal Air Force Museum London is based at was once Hendon Aerodrome. The museum consists of five major buildings and hangars, each dedicated to an aspect of the history of aviation and the Royal ...

When it comes to huge bombardments from naval vessels, some might think more of enormous battleships, but the United States doesn't field battleships anymore. Carriers have, in a sense, taken their ...

India, Oct. 8 -- Indian Air Force Day is observed every year on October 8, marking the establishment of the Indian Air Force ...