The first airplane equipped with an autopilot was a pivotal moment in aviation history. It transformed flying from a constant struggle to a more controlled, reliable endeavor. The first autopilot goes ...

The year was 1916, just 12½ years after the Wright brothers had their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk. World War I was underway in Europe, and the U.S. would join the fray the following year.

Richard Schilberg was an aviation pioneer whose early efforts in Stuttgart made him Arkansas' first acknowledged aircraft manufacturer. Schilberg was born on Sept. 28, 1887, at Canada, Kan., the son ...