Having recently received its FAA certification, First Flight High School’s student-built airplane is set to take to the skies for its first official flight at 9a.m. on April 14 at the First Flight ...

April 10, 1949 marked the first flight of the Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo, a British turboprop airliner that ultimately ...

The first airplane equipped with an autopilot was a pivotal moment in aviation history. It transformed flying from a constant struggle to a more controlled, reliable endeavor. The first autopilot goes ...

MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — The Wright Brothers National Memorial will host an event on Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight. The event will feature ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The teenagers who built a plane in Flour Bluff are waiting with anticipation to see how well it will fly. Over the past 2½ years, ...

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer. After their final and longest flight, ...

In the spring of 1947, there was *** scientific conference held at the old Glen House. It used to be at the base of the toll road that goes up Mount Washington. And at that conference, one of the ...

On Wednesday, April 1, the Dare County Schools, (DCS) announced that the plane built by First Flight High students is officially flight-worthy. (This is not an April Fools’ joke, the DCS was quick ...