In 1986, Congress passed the Air Carriers Access Act. It was a landmark piece of legislation that guaranteed air carriers couldn’t discriminate against people with disabilities. It’s why airlines ...

At times, the only thing needed to spur innovation is a little dare. Don Heide was visiting an out-of-state coworker who shared his love of radio-controlled aircraft. The man had just purchased a new ...

Every day, the Federal Aviation Administration manages an average of 45,000 flights covering 29 million square miles of airspace. On average, 2.9 million people board an airliner to go somewhere in ...

Whether you’re from Dayton or not, we all know about the Wright brothers. But not even Orville and Wilbur could have imagined the many feats of greatness spurred by the invention of flight, especially ...

Paper airplanes are something that kids all over the world are familiar with. After all, they are a toy that can be made almost anywhere as all you need is a piece of paper and the ability to fold it ...

The 1909 Military Flyer is the centerpiece of the “Early Flight” exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum Alicia Ault - Museums Correspondent Six years after Wilbur and Orville Wright invented ...

Crouch, Tom D. 2003. First Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane. Washington. D.C.: National Park Service. In Handbook (United States ...

Craig Merrett receives funding from the Office of Naval Research and L3Harris. He is affiliated with the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, and is a licensed professional engineering ...