OTTAWA, CANADA — I was soaring like a superhero. I flew without gravity during eight brief stretches on my Aug. 1 flight. Among my personal items was an Apollo 13 mission patch; the Hollywood hit ...
Sir George Cayley holds a pivotal position in the history of aviation, often celebrated as the father of the science of flight. His pioneering work in the early 19th century laid the foundational ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – More than 3,500 Rochester City School students had the opportunity to step inside a real hot air balloon inflated inside their school gym. This district-wide event aimed to bring the ...
NC State’s aerospace program, hot-air balloons, moths in flight and sustainable farming. Learn all about NC State’s aerospace program, which boasts astronaut Christina Koch as an alum. See how hot-air ...
All airline pilots in the United States are required to hold an airline transport pilot certificate. To obtain this certificate, applicants must have at least 1,500 flight hours, 200 cross-country ...
Each flight course requires the purchase of textbooks and other accessories. Textbooks for flight courses and certain pilot accessories are available for purchase at Saint Louis University Center for ...
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia Museum of Natural History has a new special exhibit. “The Science of Flight” made its debut in late January. The exhibit gives visitors the chance to dive ...
Located on the Pacific coast of Aomori Prefecture, the small city of Misawa has long been defined by its aviation heritage. In 1931, it was the takeoff point for the first successful nonstop ...
For millennia, people have watched the birds and bees and wondered: "How do they do that?" Thanks to high-speed film and some persistent scientists, at least one of the secrets of flight is now ...
Flight simulator games are some of the most popular video games out there. Not to mention, games like Microsoft Flight Simulator happen to be some of the oldest games around. Microsoft Flight ...