In the early 20th century, the Soviet Union began purchasing airships from France, Germany and Italy. The nation wanted to propel the Soviet military with the rest of the world's superpowers and ...

Long before the first airplanes took to the skies, humans had already overcome gravity with the help of airships. Starting with crude hot air balloons, the 18th century saw the development of more ...

It was 100 years ago this week – way back in 1924, in the thick of the early roaring days of aviation history – when a giant U.S. Navy airship visited the Puget Sound and took the population by storm.

I recently stumbled across a peculiar antique Terre Haute sepia-tone photo on Facebook that gave a view of something appearing like a giant sweet potato hovering over a crowd of people. The caption ...