I was 13 when I first questioned whether the Wright brothers really were the world’s first men to fly. It was Easter break in New Zealand. I’d hopped on a bus 200 miles down south from Christchurch to ...

One historical event few Americans will hear about this month is the centennial anniversary of the first flight of New Zealand aviator and inventor Richard Pearse. Most people in this country don't ...

I am standing up for Richard Pearse's family. I am standing up for my great uncle Richard Pearse, my grandfather Warne Pearse and my great aunts Florrie and Ruth. Apart from Richard, who died at an ...

Tauranga’s aviation museum will become the permanent home to a replica of what’s believed to be the world’s oldest powered flying aircraft. Classic Flyers has taken possession of the full-sized ...

In the early 1900s, a New Zealand farmer named Richard Pearse built what looked like a flying bicycle. Some of the ideas he developed are now standard in modern aviation. Jose Gomez-Marquez Wants to ...