I have a mathematical certainty that the future will confirm my assertion that aerial warfare will be the most important element in… — Giulio Douhet Copy Share Image
In an imperfect world perfection is not instantly available. Railroad safety, for instance, cannot be secured by mechanical devices alone. It is… — Ivy Lee Copy Share Image
This is earth again, the earth where I've lived and now will live once more ... I've been to eternity and back.… — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
We who fly do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with this miracle that lies in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The emergencies you train for almost never happen. It's the one you can't train for that kills you. — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share Image
Within all of us is a varying amount of space lint and star dust, the residue from our creation. Most are too… — K O Eckland Copy Share Image
The first and absolute requirement of strategic air power in this war was control of the air in order to carry out… — Carl Andrew Spaatz Copy Share Image
Aviation is poetry ... It's the finest kind of moving around, you know, just as poetry is the finest way of using words. — Jessie Redmon Fauset Copy Share Image
In my experience flying search-and-rescue missions, the greatest single variable contributing to successful rescues was the preparedness and expertise of the person(s)… — Tom Gross Copy Share Image
Mayor Daley has no honor and his word has no value. The sneaky way he did this shows that he knows it… — Phil Boyer Copy Share Image
The first company to produce a certified two seat electric aircraft with a 1.5 hour range will dominate the aviation training market. — Erik Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Is it likely that an aircraft carrier or a cruise missile is going to find a person? — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, for he will be going out on a day… — John Millington Synge Copy Share Image
May it not also be that the cause of civilization itself will be defended by the skill and devotion of a few… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
I decided there must be room for another airline when I spent two days trying to get through to People Express. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationships of women with the creations of science. — Amelia Earhart Copy Share Image
There is no basis for the ardent hopes and positive statements made as to the safe and successful use of the dirigible… — George W. Melville Copy Share Image
The job has its grandeurs, yes. There is the exultation of arriving safely after a storm, the joy of gliding down out… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
Flying for the airlines is not supposed to be an adventure. From takeoff to landing, the autopilots handle the controls. This is… — Bernard Ziegler Copy Share Image
The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells… — Plato Copy Share Image
Howard Hughes innovation was in the aviation field. His designs and spirit of experimentation was at the forefront. As far as his… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
