Jessica Cox had always been afraid of flying. But during a flight one day, the pilot sitting beside her offered to let her try the controls. She took off a shoe, wrapped her toes around the control wheel and began moving it. Then the pilot took his hands away. Jessica was flying the airplane herself. … Read more
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, Eugene Bullard already had something the American military badly needed. He was a trained fighter pilot with experience flying for France. Bullard was American, born and raised in Georgia. He wanted to serve his own country, so he applied to join the U.S. Air Service. … Read more
On September 10, 2001, doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston received some long-awaited news. A donor liver had become available in Nashville, Tennessee, and it appeared to be a match for a six-month-old girl named Kareena. Kareena had been born with a condition called biliary atresia, which prevented bile from draining properly from her … Read more
Frank Robinson had spent years trying to persuade helicopter manufacturers to build a smaller, less expensive machine. He believed there were customers who wanted to fly helicopters but could not afford the aircraft already available. His employers weren’t convinced. In 1973, he left Hughes Helicopters and started his own company, using his California home as … Read more