Civilian aviation has always been the heartbeat of aviation. It is a means for Earth bound humans to look into the sky and dream of soaring through the sun split heights, and to view our planet from an uncommon vantage.  Pioneers of flight dared to dream and create the machines that first got man off the ground and propelled aviation with their daring and ingenuity.  

From the invention of the wheel onward through history, Humans have sought ever increasing means of speed and efficiency in various modes of transportation.  With the advent of flight we reached a new pinnacle in human transport whose bounds are still being stretched towards the stars.

Since the dawn of aviation, humans have found ever more effective ways to combat one another with uniquely beautiful machines.  It is without argument that military use of the airplane has cause astonishing advancement in air and space technology.  Beyond the mere machines however are the pilots and aviators who built lasting bonds with those with whom they served and call brother.