Pilots

Felix Baumgartner, famed pilot and BASE jumper, dies at 56

Adventure
Felix Baumgartner, famed pilot and BASE jumper, dies at 56
Felix Baumgartner, famed pilot and BASE jumper, dies at 56

What causes airplane turbulence?

Travel
What causes airplane turbulence?
What causes airplane turbulence?

These daredevil women pilots helped beat Hitler in WWII

History & Culture
These daredevil women pilots helped beat Hitler in WWII
These daredevil women pilots helped beat Hitler in WWII

The details 'Masters of the Air' gets right about WWII

History & Culture
The details 'Masters of the Air' gets right about WWII
The details 'Masters of the Air' gets right about WWII

Meet the women who risked everything to be the first to fly

History & Culture
Meet the women who risked everything to be the first to fly
Meet the women who risked everything to be the first to fly

World War II love letters help a daughter find her missing father

History & Culture
World War II love letters help a daughter find her missing father
World War II love letters help a daughter find her missing father

How sustainability is shaping the future of air travel

Travel
How sustainability is shaping the future of air travel
How sustainability is shaping the future of air travel

Remembering two icons in the search for Amelia Earhart

History & Culture
Remembering two icons in the search for Amelia Earhart
Remembering two icons in the search for Amelia Earhart

Why the Pentagon is investigating UFOs

Science
Why the Pentagon is investigating UFOs
Why the Pentagon is investigating UFOs

Remembering the night two atomic bombs fell—on North Carolina

History & Culture
Remembering the night two atomic bombs fell—on North Carolina
Remembering the night two atomic bombs fell—on North Carolina

She was a record-breaking aviator—but her husband overshadowed her feats

  • History & Culture
  • Women of Impact
She was a record-breaking aviator—but her husband overshadowed her feats
She was a record-breaking aviator—but her husband overshadowed her feats

Robert Ballard found the Titanic. Can he find Amelia Earhart’s airplane?

Culture
Robert Ballard found the Titanic. Can he find Amelia Earhart’s airplane?
Robert Ballard found the Titanic. Can he find Amelia Earhart’s airplane?

These Female Pilots Broke Down Barriers in Aviation

Travel
These Female Pilots Broke Down Barriers in Aviation
These Female Pilots Broke Down Barriers in Aviation

Watch Daredevils Fly Into a Hurricane for Science

Watch Daredevils Fly Into a Hurricane for Science
Watch Daredevils Fly Into a Hurricane for Science
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