"They designed, built and flew a series of aircraft. They really pioneered the practice of aeronautical engineering we see today." Who invented the first successful airplane depends on how people ...

Now, she isn't the first attempt at an electric passenger ... even up the West Coast between San Jose and San Diego. The plane is built to fly up to 650 miles on just one charge of its lithium ...

This two-crew, twin-engine plane first flew in 1964 ... The SR-71 was so quick that it remains the fastest air-fed plane ever built — even today. With a top speed of Mach 3.3, the Blackbird ...