The official magazine of the National Air and Space Museum featuring articles about flight and aviation technology.
Traces the history of flight from 400BC to present. Provides a short narrative of each major event in the development of aviation over the period.
…trans-Pacific air routes. Navigation officer for the survey flights to Hawaii, Wake, Guam, and Philippines. Lost with Amelia Earhart in 1937.…
Biography of Charles A. Lindbergh, focusing on his Transatlantic flight, his role with America First, and his combat flying over the Pacific in WW2. Includes bibliography and web links.…
News story about reenactment of Atlantic flight by grandson, examining reasons why the original became legendary.
Katherine Wright is the third, unsung Wright sibling. Some historians say that without her, the famous pioneers of flight might not have gotten off the ground. Yet Orville tried to keep her contributions out of the newspapers and history books. Harriet Baskas tells us why. Part …
A colorful tribute to the airline with feature sections on the 747 Braniff Place and Concorde aircraft, Alexander Calder, and BI literature, posters, and other paraphernalia. Also provides Microsoft Flight Simulator downloads and related links.…
Provides in-depth photo documentaries online, feature stories about aviation, pilots, historic events, the history of flight, and of man's quest for the skies and space beyond.…
More than two thousand photographs of aeroplanes, airships, and kite balloons from the first two decades of flight.
History of PBY squadrons in the Pacific that painted their Catalina flying boats flat black and attacked Japanese ships at night. Includes articles, war stories, photo gallery, squadron histories, log books, veterans and reunion contacts, and flight simulators.…
Aviators' Model Code of Conduct and supporting materials. Free service intended to advance flight safety, ethics, and the GA community.
Fully illustrated tutorial examines air traffic control in the United States. Follow a flight from departure to arrival, looking at the various controllers involved, what each one does, the equipment they use and how they are trained.…
NAATS is the sole representative of the Air Traffic Control Specialists who are employed in the Flight Service Stations and their associated data processing centers in the US.
Ideal Aerosmith, Inc., founded during 1938 to provide test equipment to the aviation industry, became a leader in providing cost-effective flight motion simulators used to test guidance, navigation, and control systems for the aerospace industry. This technology was utilized to…
An online textbook discussing the basics of flight, drag and lift with content and lesson plans appropriate to all educational levels.
Alan Stewart explores ornithopters emulating the natural flight of birds and insects. Features overview, photo gallery, archives and research information.
Comprehensive resource providing articles on most space technology subjects and space flight history.
Former NASA Flight Dynamics Officer providing memoirs on mission control, manned space missions, essays, interviews, and space directory.
Hypersonic flow theory and applications to waveriders and other hypersonic flight vehicles.
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