On January 8, 1948, the Lavochkin La-15 made its first flight, becoming one of the Soviet Union's earliest jet fighters and 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A video capturing a woman's nerve-racking experience of sudden turbulence during her first-ever flight has gone viral on TikTok. The video, posted by @maanneri, has amassed 3.8 million views since it ...

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 ...

In 2024, Wisk obtained a G-1 Stage 2 issue paper for the Gen 6, which laid out the airworthiness standards and environmental rules required for type certification. Now, with first flight in the books, ...

Come along for my very first Flying Bryan flight, a real-world look at airplane ownership from preflight walkaround and cockpit checks to engine start and a full circuit back to landing. Simple, ...