Although fewer companies fly the skyward tow ads, those who do claim business is booming and data backs them up.

The Blackburn Blackburd was as ungainly as the spelling of its name. Designed to be as simple as possible to build, it wound up looking like something a child might make from a box. Like several ...

The Consolidated Catalina—technically designated the Model 28 at its inception, and the PBY in U.S. Navy service—led an impossibly varied and successful career in World War II. It was operated ...

Determining the best aircraft of WWII was not an easy task due to the vast arsenal of fighter planes built in that period. Furthermore, rankings can differ based on the criteria. And that is why ...

The Yakovlev Yak-9 was the most-produced Soviet fighter aircraft in WWII, with an estimated 16,769 units built. Powered by a 1,650 horsepower engine, the Yak-9 had a top speed of 374 mph and was ...

08:27, Sun, Jul 2, 2023 | UPDATED: 08:37, Sun, Jul 2, 2023 Bookmark The remains of eight British Hurricane fighter planes dating back to WW2 were found in Ukraine (Image: National Aviation Museum ) ...

During World War II, half of the Allied bombers shot down over Germany may have victims of "flak" — a shortened version of a German word for 1930s-era anti-aircraft guns.

The crux of the operation began on October 12. On the first day alone, US planes flew 1,378 sorties. US carrier aircraft swarmed over airfields on Formosa, destroying runways, hangars, and barracks.

In the 1970s, Simple Flying reports, Boeing commissioned an internal study to examine the feasibility of turning its largest passenger jet, the 747, into a flying aircraft carrier.

Events Thursday through Sunday are expected to draw thousands from across the country, highlighted by a World War II plane fly-in and more than 160 re-enactors.

Still, he feels a particular passion for WWII-era planes, which he described as technologically sophisticated and physically powerful. “That to me was the golden age of aviation,” Watson said.

The history of aviation is littered with aircraft that failed to live up to expectations. Here are some of the most serious aviation failures – from nine-winged monstrosities to a plane with ...