Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like ...

The go-to aircraft when it comes to ridiculing Second World War German aircraft design, the Bv 141 was an extremely efficient ...

Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...

The world’s major air forces still rely heavily on long-range bombers for strategic missions, nuclear deterrence, and power projection. These aircraft remain some of the most complex and expensive ...

Research and data obtained during the testing of these and other experimental aircraft would lead to today’s B-2 Spirit bomber and beyond. American concerns that Great Britain might fall to Axis ...

The Boeing B-52 is on track to become the first jet-powered aircraft to reach 100 years of continuous service, a milestone it will hit in the 2050s, thanks in part to its strategic reinvention and ...

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After a mysterious and lengthy disappearance, the historic patent documents for the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking flying machine have finally resurfaced and are now at home in the National Archives ...

The world's first scheduled air service was launched in Jan-1914. A number of other flights achieving 'firsts' also took ...