Flying a biplane is a throwback experience from the first decades of the last century, when barnstormers roamed the country, landing in open fields and wowing crowds who had never seen an airplane ...

Early aviation saw both monoplanes and biplanes, with monoplanes demonstrating aerodynamic advantages through innovations like thick, cantilever wings (e.g., by Junkers and Fokker). Biplanes became ...

The concept still demonstrates its strong, lightweight structure and excellent maneuverability at low speed. Many people are aware—consciously or instinctively—that the world’s first successful ...

A biplane is a fascinating piece of aviation history, it is a classic aircraft design featuring two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled airplane to achieve flight, ...

For a decent chunk of aviation history, biplanes were everywhere, whether it was dogfights, training flights, or stunt shows. But then, suddenly, they weren't. To see what changed, we'll have to turn ...

To manufacture thousands of airplanes for its World War I allies, the United States would fell acres of spruce. Preston Lerner Spruce was essential to the construction of more than 4,000 Curtiss JN-4D ...