Pilots may be flying their old aircraft under a new category. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has created a new category of aircraft known as light sport aircraft. According to ...

Often referred to as autogyros or gyroplanes, gyrocopters are a part of the rotorcraft family, whose most famous member is the helicopter. Unlike the helicopter, the blades are not powered. ...

Every day the vast blue landscape above our heads is filled with non-stop flights and expeditions from all sorts of different types of aircraft. It is hard not to stare ...

The conquest of flight has always been a preoccupation of humankind. Leonardo Da Vinci sketched the first blueprints of the helicopter in the 1400s without the resources to complete his ...

Is it possible for someone to pilot a plane at the age of 14? Most people probably wouldn't get onto a 747 knowing that their pilot was a 14-year-old boy ...

Extreme personal sports have taken on a life of their own in the past several years as people grow tired of traditional adventures. One hobby that has taken off recently ...

It's common knowledge to pack light for comfortable plane trips, but many hobbyists throughout the world insist on flying light as well. Ultralight aviation, the flying of light weight, low ...

Who were nicknamed Ullam and Bubs, never received a high school diploma and yet made one of the most significant contributions to science ever recorded? Wilbur and Orville Wright is ...