Some originally learned to fly planes as part of their working roles, but many just got their license simply because they wanted to be able to commandeer their own aircraft, be that a cutting-edge ...

Lindbergh’s flight represented the start of things to come in the development of commercial aviation, but even the Si2 pilots admit solar powered flight on a big scale might never take off.

Why can't you fly a plane to space? Turns out, you couldn't even make it halfway. We chatted with Jim Gregory, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Ohio State University ...

Jan will be departing on a 6-hour flight from Australia to the Cook Islands.

Pilots get to fly big planes over long distances and spend time in exciting destinations around the world. However, the logistics of operating a long-haul flight are unique and bring distinct ...

But big changes are around the corner ... Next year, pilots will fly an aircraft around the world that is powered by four electric motors and 11,000 solar cells on its wings.

The electric current then travels though the plane’s exterior frame and exits through its tail, allowing it to fly though the lightning flash. They may still be some minor side effects ...

but far the best of all are the planes I fly. Big and fast and better suited for advanced flying." In fact, the national emergency created by America's entry into the war did temporarily create ...