Aviation Features

The North American X-15 rocket plane was perhaps the most important of the USAF/USN X-series of experimental aircraft. […]

The origins of business flying can be traced back to the late 1920s, using open-cockpit biplanes as well as enclosed cabin designs. […]

The restoration project began in Wichita in May 2000. The goal is to complete the renovation by the end of 2006. […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued on July 20, 2004, new certification requirements for light-sport aircraft, pilots and repairmen. […]

Rocketplane will conduct a 25-flight atmosphere test programme with its four-seater XP suborbital spaceplane from January 2007 followed by a July maiden launch. […]

Following the purchase of Boeing-Wichita Commercial Aircraft Division by Spirit Aerosystems, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems remained an extremely important resource for military programs in Wichita, Kansas. […]

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a combat-proven, 5th generation strike fighter with built-in versatility. […]

Responding to the overwhelming preference of airlines around the world, Boeing Commercial Airlines has focused its new airplane product development efforts on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a super-efficient airplane. […]

The U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, though designed and developed in great secrecy five decades ago, has somehow never fully emerged from the shadows. […]

Carmine Vito is the only U-2 pilot to fly directly over Moscow. His flight was the third operational flight over potentially hostile territory. […]