Today the airplane is part of everyday life, whether we see one gracefully winging overhead, fly in one, or receive someone or something (package, letter, etc.) that was delivered by one. The invention and development of the airplane is arguably one of...

The human fascination with flight is older than recorded history. An ancient Chinese legend tells of a prince who builds a wind-powered flying chariot, and in the famed Greek myth, Daedalus devises wings of feathers and wax so he and his son Icarus can...

An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the air (or through any other atmosphere). All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is called aviation. (Most rocket vehicles are not aircraft because they are not supported by the surrounding...

David Pascoe, Aircraft, Reaktion Books, London (2003), 240 pp., £14.95. Anyone who enjoyed Airspaces, David Pascoe's book on airports (reviewed in the March 2004 issue), will find something of value in this companion volume on aircraft. Pascoe, who happily borrows the title from...

Luscombe Aircraft Corp. hopes to help fill the market demand for single-engine aircraft with its Model 11E Airplane. The Altus-based manufacturer is targeting flight schools, business and family travelers, civil air patrol and other government services. Market demand for this category of...

A coalition of states and environmental groups is urging the federal government to curb global warming pollution from planes and other aircraft.California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia plan to file a petition Wednesday asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Gulf carriers ordered 140 planes for nearly $40 billion from both Airbus and Boeing Co. on Sunday, the opening day of the Dubai Airshow, in a boost for the global airline industry and a sign of the Middle Eastern airlines' rapid expansion.With their economies booming...