To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home. — Jerry Crawford Copy Share Image
The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it. — Manfred von Richthofen Copy Share Image
“Up there the world is divided into bastards and suckers. Make your choice.” — Derek Robinson Copy Share Image
I've said many times that I'd be thrilled to sell the airline to the employees and our guys said no, we'll take… — Robert Crandall Copy Share Image
Whilst shooting think of nothing else; brace the whole of the body; have both hands on the stick; concentrate on your ring… — Adolph Malan Copy Share Image
No guts, no glory. If you are going to shoot him down, you have to get in there and mix it up… — Frederick C. Blesse 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
For the Staffel: attack on principle in groups of four or six. When the fight breaks up into a series of single… — Oswald Boelcke Copy Share Image
The mastery of the turn is the story of how aviation became practical as a means of transportation. It is the story… — William Langewiesche Copy Share Image
I always felt Jimmy was trapped in Hollywood. He felt it himself. He loved aviation so much and he wanted to be… — Kim Novak 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
The country will some day pay for the stupidities of those who were in the majority on this commission. They know as… — Jimmy Doolittle Copy Share Image
“The socioeconomic impact of such a minor outburst is due to our technological development (air travel)—a century ago, such an eruption would… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
Aviation is a dynamic profession. The rate of obsolescence of equipment is high and new aircraft have to be placed in inventory… — Keith B. McCutcheon 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 machine may even carry mail is special cases. But the useful load will be very small. The machines will eventually be… — Octave Chanute 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
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
Nothing makes a man more aware of his capabilities and of his limitations than those moments when he must push aside all… — Robert S. Johnson Copy Share Image
That is very fine; but it is impossible to make the men perfect; the men will always remain the same as they… — Isambard Kingdom Brunel Copy Share Image
As the journalists of the time phased it, this was the epoch of the Leap into the Air. The new atomic aeroplane… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too… — Harry Reasoner Copy Share Image
Not that one choose to draw aside in churlish mein or vein, From common lot of what life holds of pleasure, toil… — Gill Robb Wilson Copy Share Image
The best defence of the country is the fear of the fighter. If we are strong in fighters we should probably never… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
Once you have learned to fly your plane, it is far less fatiguing to fly than it is to drive a car.… — William T. Piper Copy Share Image
Before I went to the Mess I made the excuse I wanted to get something out of my aeroplane, and climbed into… — Charles Rumney Samson Copy Share Image
Are we lost, or are we found at last? On earth we strive for our various needs, because so goes the fundamental… — Ernest K. Gann Copy Share Image
Are you aware it is private property? Why you'll be asking be to bomb Essen next. — Kingsley Wood Copy Share Image
If you're faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible. — Bob Hoover Copy Share Image
This vehicle is performing like a champ. I've got a super spaceship under me. — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
