The famed Wright brothers made history in December 1903 with their inaugural flight at Kitty Hawk. Just over six decades later, our understanding of flight advanced so far that Yuri Gagarin became the ...

In 1922, Paul Leo Ortego created the first working helicopter in Alexandria and tested it on the corner of the city's Bolton and Rapides avenues. Ortego piloted the machine between 10 and 15 feet in ...

The Mi-1’s simplicity, versatility, and reliability made it a workhorse for the USSR and its allies. Developed by the Mil Design Bureau, the Soviet Mil Mi-1 is the first helicopter produced by the ...