Heroes
of the Sky

Be inspired by the men and women who shaped the skies with their minds, hearts, and even their lives.

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Delta's Innovation Story

Innovation Focus: The Fly Delta App

Being on the go never again means being out of the loop. From the Fly Delta app for smartphones and iPad® to our new and incredibly capable mobile website, we are committed to providing you with tools that keep you connected and on course to anyplace you want to go.

Enjoy the convenience of automatic bag tracking. No need to scan your barcode yourself—all you have to do is tap the Track My Bags to watch the progress of all bags in your reservation.

Our iPad app features a "Glass Bottom Jet," through which you can view the ground below in a unique way that includes maps, social networks and internet content while connected to the Internet on any of our more than 800 Wi-Fi-equipped aircrafts. The app also includes travel planning tools to book a trip, destination guides, flight check-in, an interactive trip map and the "What's Next" feature to help guide customers to the next point in their journey. Learn more about our top-ranked airline app at Delta.com.

Let your imagination take off as you explore the early days of flight from a completely fresh perspective. This newly enhanced museum experience has risen to new heights with more opportunities for you to immerse yourself in stories of the sky’s earliest explorers. Discover the science and enterprise of flight through hands-on, multisensory experiences that allow you to get an inside look at the vessels that propelled the world upward.

Travel through more than 50 years of flight’s evolution as you sit inside authentically re-created fuselages of a Boeing 40, Ford Tri-Motor, Douglas DC-3 and Boeing 737. Let the replica Wright Flyer transport you to Kitty Hawk as you surround yourself with the sights and sounds of the Wright brothers' first flight. Soar through the sky on the wing of a plane in our heightened flight simulation, which puts you in the shoes of legendary wing walkers. Get inspired by those who shot for the sky when the concept of flight was just getting off the ground — and discover what’s possible when you reach higher. 

Highlights

Heroes of the Sky

Explore early aviation history at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Discover the lives of aviation pioneers and view innovative aircraft up close as you journey through our Heroes of the Sky exhibit.

Wright Flyer Replica

A faithful reproduction of the 1903 plane the Wright brothers used for their first flight.  

1928 Ford 4AT-B Tri-Motor Airplane

Richard Byrd flew over the South Pole in a Tri-Motor, the most popular airliner of the late 1920s and early 1930s.  

Curtiss JN-4

The U.S. Army’s primary training aircraft in World War I, Curtiss “Jennys” were later used for barnstorming.  

Up Close

Examine the innovative design that allowed men to fly.  

1925 Fokker F. VII Tri-Motor Airplane

Richard Byrd flew this plane toward the North Pole in 1926.  

1915 Laird Biplane, "Boneshaker"

An early stunt plane used in shows all over the world.  

1939 Douglas DC-3

The elemental forms of fish, birds, and falling drops of water can be seen in this design landmark.