The museum welcomes you to its aviation wing. Look around to find the men and machines behind the story of flight. Were these pioneers heroic or foolhardy?

Those Fabulous and Foolhardy Flyers (Part 1)- Flight from Icarus to Orville and Part 2 - Flight From Wilber to War. Part 3 - The Warbirds of World War One.

The Mystery of the Hindenburg Disaster - It was the biggest thing that ever flew. Was its fiery end the result of an accident or sabotage?

Strange Aircraft From the Early Years of Flight - Many early builders took a trial and error approach to their designs. Check out some of the results.

Gustave Whitehead - Did he Beat the Wright Brothers into the Sky?

Real Flying Saucers - Disc shaped aircraft through the ages.

Crossing the Atlantic By Air - On July 25th, 1909, Louis Bleriot stunned the world by using an airplane to cross the English Channel. Only ten years later the first men to fly the Atlantic would tackle a distance of over one-hundred times greater than that of the Channel flight and incalculably more dangerous.

Amelia Earhart's Last Flight - The record breaking American aviator disappears in the Pacific without a trace.

The Mystery Airship of 1896 - What was the strange light seen crusing through the 19th Century American skies?

What Happened to the Rocket Belt?- It's been around for more than forty years. Why can't I fly one?

Rocket Racing - Will this new, dangerous sport catch on?

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