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 ...

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 ...

The F-35 Lightning II, the primary fighter jet of the U.S. military and its allies, can scream through the sky at up to Mach 1.6, or 1,200 miles per hour. It is literally impossible for today's pilots ...

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 ...