Flying a biplane is a throwback experience from the first decades of the last century, when barnstormers roamed the country, landing in open fields and wowing crowds who had never seen an airplane ...

The C-17 is the most popular Western strategic airlifter, and it boasts many advantages over freighter aircraft.

Since the first modern helicopter took to the skies over 80 years ago, engineers have tried to incorporate the unique advantage of vertical take-off into aeroplanes. And a firm claims that they have ...

In a complex of hangars deep in the Sussex countryside, a team of engineers is restoring and rebuilding early 20th Century aircraft. The brainchild of engineer Guy Black, Retrotec is actually modern ...

A unique, one-of-a-kind replica of a WWI Fokker D.VII biplane, meticulously built by non-pilot Buck Toenges over many years with global expert assistance, debuted at EAA AirVenture. The replica ...

When Orville and Wilbur Wright flew at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903, they ignited the aeronautical equivalent of the Big Bang. Although it was not apparent at the time, their awkward-looking Flyer ...