In short, airplanes were modernizing rapidly, and taking on a form that much more closely resembles the aircraft we see today—leaving behind the open-cockpit biplane designs that had dominated ...

Aviation buffs can climb into the seats of historic war planes, including the Tico Belle, as Valiant Air Command hosts Open Cockpit Day on March 15.

Additional warbirds awaiting with open cockpits will include the Cold War sub-sonic marvel Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17; the beefy Fairchild C-123 Provider transport aircraft and the Cessna 337 ...