Early airplanes often flew with propellers mounted behind the pilot, pushing the aircraft forward rather than pulling it through the air. Over time, that configuration almost completely disappeared.

Air travel in the first half of the 20th century was far from comfortable, even as it was not accessible to most travelers. Flying in a commercial vehicle was loud, cold, and bumpy, with cabins that ...

In one short decade, the airplane grew from an ancient dream into the reality of a machine that would shape the future. “Early Flight” will explore how, between the first flights at Kitty Hawk and the ...

The invention of the airplane dramatically reshaped the world, shrinking distances and connecting continents in ways once unimaginable. From humble wooden gliders to supersonic jets, the history of ...