An online museum of the Wright brothers, including a biography of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the history of the invention of the airplane and early aviation, descriptions of aviation museums and monuments to aviation history, educational activities that teach aeronautics and history, and information on antique aircraft replicas and reproductions such as the 1902 Wright Glider, the 1903 Wright ...

Information about the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation including our Mission, programs, awards events and history.

This site celebrates the history and future of Australian Aviation. Hargrave, Duigan and their contemporaries through to the 21st century UAV Aerosonde ...

This page contains all of the links and basic information about the Earhart Project.

The mission of The Wright Experience is to preserve the legacy of the Wright Brothers and other early aviators and aircraft inventors - their experimentation, discovery and methodology; to create a living classroom that provides inspirational examples of innovation and discovery for school children and people of all ages; provide for the remanufacture of original Wright Brothers aircraft.

Charles Augustus Lindbergh ...

This Foundation is dedicated to acquiring, preserving and protecting the historical materials that chronicle the aviation careers of Igor Sikorsky, the companies he founded and the accomplishments of its employees. The collection dates from the latter part of the nineteenth century to the present. It consists of approximately 5, 000 cubic feet of Sikorsky historical ...

Official Amelia Earhart site, includes biography and rare photos.

The twenty most influential heroes and icons of the 20th century.

Web Credits THE FILM & MORE | SPECIAL FEATURE | TIMELINE | MAPS | TEACHER'S GUIDE THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | KIDS | SEARCH | FEEDBACK WGBH | PBS Online New content 1999 PBS/WGBH. This Web site was produced for PBS Online by WGBH. Web site 1999 WGBH Educational Foundation. ...

Vintage writing about flying from biographies of pilots - Beryl Markham, the Lindberghs, Roald Dahl, Nevil Shute, st. Exupery and many lesser known aviators.

THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE presents the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the true pioneers of manned flight, in The Wright Stuff.

Glenn Curtiss: Aviation pioneer, father of naval aviation. Information and photos focused on the birth of naval aviation, presented by the Glenn Curtiss Historical Society.

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Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937, biography of achievements, the early years, the celebrity, the last flight, links, references. In english and spanish.

Chuck Yeager & the Bell X-1 All images on this page can be viewed in large hi-res format by simply clicking on the desired image. Chuck Yeager & the Bell X-1 will always be remembered as a formidable combination. Individualy they were both too hot to handle for the vast majority of the United States Air Force. When Col Albert G Boyd selected Captain Charles E Yeager as the prime pilot for the ...

You may click on any of the images to view a JPEG version of that image Chuck Yeager in flight school during World War II. Courtesy Air Force Test Center History Office Chuck Yeager, fighter pilot. Courtesy Air Force Test Center History Office Chuck Yeager and the X-1 research plane that broke the sound barrier. It can be seen today at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washinton, DC.

Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot, grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.

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Karen Blixen was like a mother to Beryl Markham, seventeen years younger.

At 2:23pm on September 23, 1938, with the equivalent of just a few minutes more gas left in her tanks, Jackie Cochran's silver P-35 shot across the finish line in the challenging, transcontinental Bendix Race.

General Chuck Yeager First Man to Break the Sound Barrier Inducted into the Academy in 1974 General Chuck Yeager First Man to Break the Sound Barrier Inducted into the Academy in 1974 General Chuck Yeager First Man to Break the Sound Barrier

NANCY BIRD Nancy Bird is well-named. She is one of Australia's aviation pioneers, and the first female pilot in the Commonwealth to carry passengers. A love of life above the clouds, has taken Nancy around the world, fulfilling dreams that began in childhood. Born in Sydney in 1915, Nancy wanted to fly almost as soon as she could walk. I had this reputation of climbing fences and trees and ...

The career of the first American woman to became a licensed pilot was short-lived but heroic.

This site celebrates the life and work of Nancy Bird-Walton, Australian Pioneer Aviatrix ...

CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH Charles Kingsford Smith has been called the world s greatest aviator. His record breaking flights and almost superhuman flying skills are legendary. Charles Edward kingsford Smith was born in Brisbane in eighteen ninety seven, the youngest of seven children. Charles, or Chilla as he was nicknamed was a small, energetic boy who loved adventure and would do anything for a ...

Author and Hero In West with the Night By Robert Viking O'Brien The Journal of African Travel-Writing, Number 1, September 1996 (pp. 14-23) 1996 The Journal of African Travel-Writing West with the Night has had a rough flight. When it was first published in 1942, it received considerable critical acclaim and, initially, enjoyed high sales. The book's popularity quickly diminished, however, for ...

In a tiny bike shop, two brothers worked very hard, making printing presses, bikes, kites, and gliders. They were the Wright Brothers who invented and built the first flying machine, the airplane. Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio and his older brother, Wilber Wright, was born on April 16, 1867 in a farm near Millville, Indiana. They also had two older brothers and a ...

Welcome to the Jerrie Cobb Foundation web site, created, maintained, and supported by friends of Jerrie Cobb.

The Wright Brothers Collection Introduction to the Wright Brothers Collection Provenance Biographical Sketches Scope & Content Notes Series Listings Series I: The Technical Library Series II: Wright Brothers Manuscripts and Records Series III: Milton Wright and Genealogical Materials Series IV: Photographs Series V: Recognitions and Memorabilia Return to Wright Brothers WSU Libraries | Special ...

Airborne Connections Aviation History Airborne | Flying the Line | Lifestyle | Feedback Air Safety Index | Health | Professional | Cabin Crew | Gallery Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Jubilee Tasman Flight 15th May, 1935 An Epic of Skill, Courage and Endurance - 65 years on by Macarthur Job Crossing the Tasman to New Zealand today is almost as easy as commuting from one Australian city to another.

Meeting the Challenge of Supersonic Flight The Problem Setting the Stage The Airplane Initial Glide Flights Bell's Powered Flight Test Program A Turning Point Meeting the Challenge of Mach 1 Epilogue Presented with permission of James O. Young ...