Of the major incentives to improve safety, by far the most compelling is that of economics. The moral incentive, which is most… — Jerome F. Lederer Copy Share Image
Air control can be established by superiority in numbers, by better employment, by better equipment, or by a combination of these factors. — Carl Andrew Spaatz Copy Share Image
Then it was intoxicating. The smooth takeoff, and the free feeling of having the world drop away. Soon after leaving the ground,… — James Salter Copy Share Image
The thing I miss about Air Force One is they don't lose my luggage. — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
And he supposed it might not be the best of days. But then, he was flying the mails and was not expected… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share Image
The more I fly, the more I'm convinced that the true wonder of modern aviation is the transformation of tasteless particles into… — Bob Blumer Copy Share Image
We realized what a spot we were in. We had to deliver the goods, or else there wouldn't ever be another chance… — Cornelia Fort Copy Share Image
Nothing can prevent us from another day and night, and the myth of perpetual flight. — Bertrand Piccard Copy Share Image
Air Power is, above all, a psychological weapon - and only short-sighted soldiers, too battle-minded, underrate the importance of psychological factors in… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
At first we will only skim the surface of the earth like young starlings, but soon, emboldened by practice and experience, we… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
In nearly all cases where machines have been downed, it was during a fight which had been very short, and the successful… — Billy Bishop Copy Share Image
I'm an Air Force officer first, a pilot second and then Nicole. The female part is last. . . . My job… — Nicole Malachowski Copy Share Image
Its operation in a world beset by fuel and energy crises makes no sense at all. — Alan Cranston Copy Share Image
And I have yet to find one single individual who has attained conspicuous success in bringing down enemy aeroplanes who can be… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
It was my view that no kill was worth the life of a wingman. . . . Pilots in my unit who… — Erich Hartmann Copy Share Image
The worst sort of business is one that grows rapidly, requires significant capital to engender the growth, and then earns little or… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
They had bombed London, whether on purpose or not, and the British people and London especially should know that we could hit… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Here you are truly separate from the earth, at least for a little while, removed from the cares and concerns that occupy… — Stephen Coonts Copy Share Image
The Wright Amendment is a pain in the ass, but not every pain in the ass is a constitutional infringement. — Herb Kelleher Copy Share Image
If anybody ever flied to the Moon, the very next day Trippe will ask the Civil Aeronautics Board to authorize regular service. — James M. Landis Copy Share Image
Though, as he was torn into a pink upper air, she was a good craft to ride in, for her belly was… — Thomas Keneally Copy Share Image
The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy. — Manfred von Richthofen Copy Share Image
Its important not to focus so much on the statistics, but [on people's] perceptions. — Federico Pena Copy Share Image
Witness this new-made world, another Heav'n From Heaven Gate not farr, founded in view On the clear Hyaline, the Glassie Sea; Of… — John Milton Copy Share Image
