Flyers have a sense of adventures yet to come, instead of dimly recalling adventures of long ago as the only moments in… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest flight in the world. It was considered extremely dangerous and… — Mary Garden Copy Share Image
Great pilots are made not born. . . . A man may possess good eyesight, sensitive hands, and perfect coordination, but the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Earthbound souls know only the underside of the atmosphere in which they live . . . but go higher - above the… — Jacqueline Cochran Copy Share Image
The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception. — Manfred von Richthofen Copy Share Image
A day will come when beings, now latent in our thoughts and hidden in our loins, shall stand upon Earth as a… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
Each and every one of the security measures we implement serves an important goal: providing safe and efficient air travel for the… — Janet Napolitano Copy Share Image
The map is not the territory, the word is not the thing it describes. Whenever the map is confused with the territory,… — Alfred Korzybski Copy Share Image
It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot. Many to whom… — Adolf Galland Copy Share Image
I have not the smallest molecule of faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning, or of the expectation of good results from… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
In our dreams we are able to fly . . . and that is a remembering of how we were meant to be. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
There's a real opportunity to have a vertical takeoff and landing electric supersonic jet. — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
No matter that astronauts and cosmonauts had perished in precisely designed and carefully tested machines. Solid engineering could always provide a safety… — William E. Burrows Copy Share Image
All attempts at artificial aviation are not only dangerous to human life, but foredoomed to failure from the engineering standpoint. — Simon Newcomb Copy Share Image
In the early days it was fun to fly. You could soar over rooftops and trees, or drop down to meet a… — Katherine Stinson Copy Share Image
Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully… — Socrates Copy Share Image
And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other… — Elrey Borge Jeppesen Copy Share Image
The British Islands are small islands and our people numerically a little people. Their only claim to world importance depends upon their… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
You'll be bothered from time to time by storms, fog, snow. When you are, think of those who went through it before… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
Because operators are based thousands of miles away from the battlefield, and undertake operations entirely through computer screens and remote audio feed,… — Philip Alston Copy Share Image
They will speak of things that are spiritual and beautiful and of things that are practical and utilitarian; they will mix up… — Percy Knauth Copy Share Image
The Admiralty said it was a plane and not a boat, the Royal Air Force said it was a boat and not… — Christopher Cockerell Copy Share Image
... then there was war in heaven. But it was not angels. It was that small golden zeppelin, like a long oval… — John Milton Copy Share Image
