The original K5054 first flew on March 5, 1936, and was piloted by Captain Joseph “Mutt” Summers. The test pilot’s first words after clambering out of the cockpit were “I don’t want anything touched” ...

Spitfires will fly over Yorkshire on Wednesday (April 8), marking the 90th anniversary of the aircraft's very first flight.

As brutal as it may have been, the Second World War has a strange hold on many of us who didn’t actually get to experience it firsthand, but share a passion for mechanical things. That’s because the ...

The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this ...

The Red Arrows will fly alongside the “prototype” Spitfire for the first time as part of celebrations to mark the famous ...

A wartime Spitfire will take off on the first of nine flights today to mark 90 years since the plane was first tested. The ...

GettyImages 515571980 Bettmann Dominance in air combat at low altitude demanded rapid acceleration, sharp roll and pitch ...

The real-world analog for the "Star Wars" Y-wing starfighter is less obvious than for other spacecraft in the series. B-29 Superfortress cockpits clearly inspired the Millennium Falcon, and X-wings ...