Flight

EDITORIAL

Powered flight has evolved four separate times, in totally different ways: Insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats. But who did it the best?

PEOPLE

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through."—Orville Wright Orville and Wilbur...

INSTANT

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through."—Orville Wright Orville and Wilbur...

EXPERIENCE

We may not tend to think of it this way, but being on a plane is really just a bunch of strangers spending a period of several hours stuck in a little, confined box with...

EXPERIENCE

Airplane Moments. The miracle of flight is certainly amazing, but after reading these stories, it's no wonder that some people are terrified of flying.

EXPERIENCE

Airplane Experience. It’s easy to take flight for granted—but from projectile vomit to rude neighbors, there are plenty of ways a plane trip can go wrong.



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