Aviation

Check out milestones in aviation, Amelia Earhart's legacy, famous planes, the Wright brothers, world records and more.

Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered

Aviation Websites

Recreating the Wright Stuff

Early 20th-Century Developments in Human Flight

Over and on the Sea

Aerobatics

Early Military Developments

Commercial Aviation

Technological Advancements

Famous Firsts in Aviation

Cayley's Helicopter

World-Class Helicopter Records

Absolute World Records, Balloons

Absolute World Records

The Speed of Sound

The National Aviation Hall of Fame

Top-Selling Vehicles in the U.S., 2006

Active Pilot Certificates Held

Speed Around the World, Nonstop, Nonrefueled

Distance, Great Circle Without Landing, also Distance, Closed Circuit Without Landing

Altitude

Altitude in Horizontal Flight

Altitude, Aircraft Launched from a Carrier Airplane

The Wright Brothers Centennial

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