"Upon its official introduction in 1940, the P-38 was capable of climbing to 3,300 feet in a single minute and reaching 400 ...

One of his most notable roles as dauntless aircraft pilot Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun (1986) has recently earned him the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor. Read to learn more ...

Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...

Exploring the evolving landscape of aerial firefighting as it contends with escalating wildfire threats and the critical role ...

By 1918, World War I had raged on for four years. Planes made of fabric and wood sortied to twirl and trade fire in the skies ...

On this day in aviation history, the Vought SB2U Vindicator, one of the first American monoplane dive bombers, made its first ...

But by 1938, the US Navy looked to Curtiss again to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless, which had only ... Lloyd Child at the controls. The aircraft, however had a host of issues, from failures ...

World Wa Two aircraft carriers had wooden flight decks, and the museum has a replica of the USS Cabot. Plus they have 150 airplanes on display. >>Our rarest artifact here is a Dauntless dive ...

China appears to have conducted the maiden flight of its new sixth-generation fighter aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the ever-evolving landscape of fighter jets. Video and photos ...

And they can have a wide range of potential applications for hobbyists, commercial users or the military, according to unmanned aircraft experts. “There’s so many uses for these devices.

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Many of the reported drone sightings that have gripped the U.S. appear to be of commercial, hobby and law enforcement drones as well as aircraft or stars ...