Early long-range jet airliners transformed global travel. Explore how the 707, DC-8, VC10, and Il-62 reshaped ...

Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf ...

Today, fast and comfortable air travel is something passengers often take for granted, yet the de Havilland Comet marked a dramatic leap forward when it entered service. As the world’s first jet ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The XP-59A is the first American jet aircraft. It did not see combat but it did give the U. S. Army Air Forces (AAF) ...

In the late 1940s, Avro Canada developed the C102 Jetliner, a fully operational passenger jet that flew years before the ...

On August 7th, 1955, hydroplanes blasted through the waters of Lake Washington for the annual Seafair Cup races. Thousands of fans from across the Evergreen State gathered to watch, including a ...

These are the coolest ‘60s airliners as voted for by readers of the Hush-Kit aviation site. Prepare to meet some wild dream machines, including the Boeing 707 that brought The Beatles on their first ...

De Havilland Aircraft Museum, England (CNN) — Today, jet-powered plane travel is easy to take for granted. We’re used to that surge of speed along the runway that pins us to our seats, those moments ...

The United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known to aviation fans worldwide as the Blue Angels, first took to the skies as a team on June 15, 1946. Legendary Admiral Chester W.