Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Open Cockpit Day, an opportunity to learn about the history of U.S. aviation, will be held at Castle Air Museum in Atwater on May ...

Channel your inner Red Baron, or Snoopy, at the first-even Open Cockpit Day at Valiant Air Command’s Warbird Museum in Titusville. “It’s a unique chance to explore history up close,” said museum ...

Airplane windows might seem ordinary, but they are as much of an engineering marvel as the rest of a modern aircraft. These windows are made of three layers of material to facilitate the plane's ...

Most travelers probably didn't give much thought to the security of airliner cockpits before the 9/11 attacks, and since then it might seem odd to some that cockpit doors are often left wide open ...

While boarding a plane, you may have noticed the cockpit door is often kept open—and there's actually a pretty straightforward reason. If you’ve ever looked toward the front of the plane while ...

A 2024 WACO YMF-5 biplane is highlighted as a unique aircraft combining classic 1930s open-cockpit design with modern construction and systems. It features a powerful 300 hp Jacobs radial engine, only ...

Valiant Air Command’s Warbird Museum in Titusville will host its first Open Cockpit Day on Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to climb into the cockpits of several warbirds ...

A Playboy emblem adorns the tail of the F-4S Phantom II “Black Bunny” at Castle Air Museum’s enclosed restoration facility. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pruzzo) Photo courtesy of Joe Pruzzo Open Cockpit ...