The Boeing P-26 “Peashooter” occupies a unique place in aviation history as America’s first all-metal, monoplane pursuit aircraft. More than just a museum piece, the P-26’s blend of 1930s innovation ...

On April 5, 1907, aviation history was made with the first flight of the Blériot V monoplane, marking the 118th anniversary of this pioneering moment. Designed by the renowned French engineer, ...

Blériot first ventured into aeronautical design between 1900 and 1902 when he built a series of model "ornithopters"—aircraft propelled by flapping wings—that were powered by carbon-dioxide engines.

THE recent order of the War Office suspending the use of monoplane flying machines for military purposes has led to the renewal, in the daily Press, of a discussion of the old riddle, “Which is the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Wood, metal, and silk exhibit model ...

While not as methodical in his approach to airplane design as the Wright Brothers, Louis Blériot tried to learn something from each of his designs as he sought to make an airplane that would stay ...

Image (courtesy of Paul Maxim): Reginald White (in cockpit) and David Percival Fisher with the Fisher Monoplane at Pigeon Bush, Wairarapa, on a windy autumn day in 1913. The Film Archive commemorates ...