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The Engineer Classic Archive, June 1919: Originally designed as a bomber, the record-breaking Vickers Vimy was reconfigured for passenger flight.

When you think about it, we’ve come a long way since that cold, blustery December day in 1903 when two brothers — bicycle shop owners from Dayton, Ohio — successfully

It’s fair to say that most of us have never been put in a position where we’d be walking into a Rolls-Royce showroom with an intent to purcha...

A delicate mission is underway at Adelaide Airport to relocate a piece of aviation history.

MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Charles Rolls became the first person to fly a nonstop double crossing of the English Channel in 95 minutes in 1910. Rolls, who co-founded Rolls-Royce, received the Royal Aero Club’s Gold Medal for his achievement, which included the first eastbound airborne crossing of the English Channel. The flight is commemorated with a statue in Monmouth and another in Dover. Aviation Pioneer Charles Rolls was a pioneer aviator and, at first, a balloonist, with over 170 ball...

1. Adelaide is playing possum The city is at peace with its sleepy reputation, safe in the knowledge that its quietly getting on with some really cool stuff. As well as the huge Riverbank redevelopment and burgeoning Laneway café/bar precinct, Adelaide is producing one of the worlds fastest road cars (the blistering Brabham BT62R), its film studios have never been busier, Succession actor Sarah Snook came whisker-close to an Emmy and old North Terrace is now home to the new Space Agency (in...