On November 3, 1965, Major Robert Rushworth made the first flight of the modified X-15A-2 rocketplane, reaching Mach 2.31 ...

On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes flew the H-4 Hercules-known as the "Spruce Goose"-for the first and only time. Built ...

American Airlines is set to make aviation history when it launches the first international service of its game-changing ...

The year was 1916, just 12½ years after the Wright brothers had their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk. World War I was underway in Europe, and the U.S. would join the fray the following year.

Flailing in the dark: aeronautics before the 19th century -- Starts and stops: aeronautical progress in the 19th century -- The real beginning: the Wright Flyer -- Seat-of- the-pants design: the era ...

Subaru has indeed made airplanes — and still does. The story starts just 14 years after the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903 — one of the top moments in aviation history — when engineer Chikuhei ...

NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet completed its first test flight on Tuesday, flying at subsonic speeds of 230 mph over the desert ...