Autopilot has evolved from simple devices holding constant heading and altitude to complex systems managing the entire flight ...

In summary: McDonnell Douglas (née Douglas) built the DC-8 with four engines because the 1950s demanded it: for power, safety ...

DETROIT — Researchers have ended a 20-year quest to find the wreckage of a 1950 airliner that disappeared over Lake Michigan in what was then the worst aviation disaster in U.S. history.

DETROIT — Researchers have ended a 20-year quest to find the wreckage of a 1950 airliner that disappeared over Lake Michigan in what was then the worst aviation disaster in U.S. history.

Group ends search for missing airliner that crashed into Lake Michigan in 1950, killing all 58 people on board June 25, 2025 / 3:25 PM EDT / CBS/AP ...