On January 6, 1944, the McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat made its first flight, marking an ambitious but troubled attempt to create a ...

Seeing a new aircraft of any type fly is a big deal as it represents the culmination of years of hard work planning, designing, and engineering a machine of immense complexity. Even more rare—and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. In this age of 15-hour nonstop flights, it’s hard to imagine ...

On January 3, 1963, the Ilyushin Il-62 took to the skies for the first time, marking a major milestone in Soviet long-range ...

The First Flight Society is hosting a free Wright Brothers Day event on December 17th at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC. The event commemorates the 120th anniversary of ...

NASA has made history today, conducting the very first powered flight on another planet. The Mars Helicopter Ingenuity successfully took to the Red Planet skies for a brief jaunt, which will hopefully ...

The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket didn’t last long on Sunday. The booster’s nine engines switched off as the rocket cartwheeled upside-down and fell a short distance from its Arctic ...

MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — The Wright Brothers National Memorial will host an event on Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight. The event will feature ...

Kill Devil Hills, the site of the Wright brothers' first flight, has transformed from a remote location to a popular tourist destination, with the original airfield now a national park. First Flight ...

A new "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet designed to revolutionize air travel successfully completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin announced this week. The sleek, needle-point aircraft built for ...