Aviation History
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Magic Makeover – Lockheed's WWII Vanishing Act
Magic has always been a powerful Disney trademark. Through the magic of Disney, Lockheed watched as its WWII aviation production facility appeared to vanish in thin air.
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Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY
Known as the "Father of Naval Aviation" and "the fastest man alive" he was a pioneer motorcycle and aeronautic inventor.
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The Avro Vulcan Bomber XH558 Flies Again
The delta winged airplane, the Vulcan bomber, was phased out of Air Force service in 1984. But call sign XH558 is once again thrilling spectators at air displays.
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The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
The Aviation Heritage Centre is a privately owned, family-run business that serves as a memorial to Bomber Command and is home to Avro Lancaster NX611, "Just Jane."
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Aerocar First Successful Blend of Car and Plane
People's imaginations have soared with movie cars that fly, from Back to the Future to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. But Molt Taylor's famous Aerocar made that dream real.
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Russia Honors First Dog In Space
Russia recently unveiled a new monument honoring the first dog in space. Laika the dog was the first to successfully orbit the earth before succumbing to heat and stress.
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The Hindenburg Disaster
The crash of the Hindenburg in 1937 has been engrained into the human psyche for more than 60 years. Not all are fully aware of the true history of this disaster.
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Ornithopter Flying Machines
From Greek mythology to modern engineering, the history of the flying machine known as the ornithopter has come a long way.
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Colonel Roscoe Turner
From the days of the Barnstorming Era, there emerged perhaps the greatest combination daredevil, racing, showman pilot that ever lived
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The First Space Walks, 1965
Called Extra Vehicular Activity or EVA by NASA spacewalks were a second Russian victory in the "Space Race" with America.
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The Birth of Airmail
The Army had been detailed to help the Post Office with an experimental project to inaugurate airmail in America. This was the first regular airmail route in the world.
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Robert Goddard, Rocket Pioneer
An American inventor before his time, Robert Goddard invented liquid fueled rockets in 1926.
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Sputnik I, Artificial Satellite
The original Sputnik was a landmark event in that it was both an important first as a technological achievement, and for what it inspired.
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Amelia Earhart's Disappearance
Does a recent discovery provide clues to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance?
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Bert Hinkler: Pioneer Airman
This article covers the aerial exploits of Herbert John Hinkler; Australia's Lone Eagle and his record breaking flights. He always flew solo and was a superb navigator.
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P.G Taylor: Aviation Pioneer
The article touches on the career of P.G (Bill) Taylor; WWI flyer, airline captain, author . His incredible feat of bravery over the Tasman Sea will astound the reader.
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Werhner von Braun
Von Braun was born in Germany, led a Nazi research team, and later became an American Citizen, and an important force in the American Space Program.
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Amelia Earhart (part 2)
She planned it as her "final flight", but probably not quite like it turned out.
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Amelia Earhart (part 1)
This young lady showed amazing courage, fortitude, and talent. She goes down in history with a long list of avition firsts to her credit.
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Apollo 13
Only brilliant response to this emergency coupled with an awesome amount of undaunted fortitude and faith on the part of the astronauts saved thier lives.
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Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin were the first humans to walk on the surface of the Moon.
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The Parachute After Leonardo
After Leonardo's drawings of the parachute nothing was done in that field until about 100 years later, and after one jump the idea was left until the Montgolfier Brothers
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The Sopwith Camel
WWI provided such an intense testing ground for early aviation that the simple wooden planes of just before the war were almost antiques just a few years later.
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The Montgolfier Brothers' Balloon
One hundered and twenty years before the Wright Brothers these two French brothers produced the world's first functional flying machine.
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Leonardo and the Parachute
He was so far ahead of his time that he devised a parachute.
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