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What the astronauts really said

Apollo "onboard voice" recordings captured the moon astronauts' conversations -- cussing and all -- when no one else was listening.

Drones for Hire

The newest eyes in the sky are drawing the attention of power companies, conservation groups, and the ACLU.

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So it's not the Moon or Mars. Get over it.

The Invention of Flight

Inventors, dreamers, daredevils, charlatans: Aviation's early years had them all.

Disaster at Xichang

An eyewitness speaks publicly for the first time about history’s worst launch accident.

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The People and Planes of Van Sant

Bucks County aviation fans found an ingenious way to preserve their grass-strip airport: They made it a county park
November 2005 | By John Fleischman

Air pressure changes, combined with just the right humidity levels, result in a condensation cloud as this F/A-18 passes through the sound barrier.

The Boom Stops Here

Hush, hush, sweet SST. Engineers are inventing a supersonic airplane that won't bust windows.
November 2005 | By T.A. Heppenheimer

Cessna’s T-37 was dubbed “Tweety Bird” for its shrill Teledyne CAE J-69s.

The Little Engine That Couldn't

The new Eclipse 500 lightjet will no doubt make a lot of customers happy
November 2005 | By David Noland

On June 12, 2003, Concorde F-BVFA landed at Washington Dulles International Airport after its final flight. The airliner is now on permanent display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

My Ride on the Concorde

A museum curator goes along for one last transatlantic voyage.
March 2004 | By Robert van der Linden

Australian Racing Moths

In the Great Australian Tiger Moth Race, it's not whether you win or lose, but whether you can stand that damned uncomfortable cockpit long enough to even finish.
March 2004 | By Derek Grzelewski

From a 1950 Navion on final approach, the Topatopa mountains loom large.

The People and Planes of Santa Paula

There's a hard-to-define quality that can't be found on a flight chart or listed in an airport directory.
March 2004 | By Marshall Lumsden

The Need for Speed

Everything is in place for the development of a supersonic business jet-except U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations.
March 2004 | By Ron Swanada

The People and Planes of Friday Harbor

Time and tide wait for no man, but they seem to linger a little around the flying paradise of the San Juan Islands.
May 2004 | By Tom Harpole

Jump into the Airshow Season!

It's a big country out there, with almost 200 airshows this year. Here's where and when.
May 2004 | By airspacemag.com

At idyllic Grimes Airfield in Bethel, Pennsylvania, vintage aircraft like the Staggerwing fly in for the Golden Age Flying Circus Airshow.

Airshow Lite

The smaller the airshow, the closer you get to the airplanes and pilots. (And the better the food.)
May 2004 | By Patricia Trenner

My customer, my friend: Belyamani with Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli, Malaysia Airlines chairman.

The 30 Billion Dollar Man

Seddik Belyamani wrote the book on selling passenger jets.
July 2004 | By Bill Sweetman

The People and Planes of Spruce Creek

Fun: flying south for the winter. More fun: flying every day
July 2004 | By Debbie Gary

Tiny Turbines

Ever seen a radio-controlled model aircraft do 300 mph? Visit Metropolis, Missouri, this fall.
September 2004 | By Ed Regis

One of the most beautiful restorations hangared at Flabob is a 1928 Stearman C3B owned by Ron Alexander.

The People and Planes of Flabob

This California airport is hallowed ground for homebuilders and Hollywood stunt pilots alike.
November 2004 | By Marshall Lumsden

Prop Art

Why posters made of paper can be worth more than gold.
November 2004 | By Linda Shiner

'It's All About Fire, Smoke, and Noise'

You know those little rockets made of wood and glue that you can stuff a motor in and launch from the field next door? These aren't them.
January 2004 | By Preston Lerner

Fairford Sketchbook

An artist's impression of Europe's largest airshow.
July 2003 | By Illustrations by Harry Whitver

Proud to be at Oshkosh, Julie Clark performs in a restored Beechcraft T-34 to patriotic music.

How to Do Oshkosh

What to see, where to eat, who to talk to, and how to make the most of the great big airshow in the quiet little town.
May 2003 | By Mark Huber

Air Cadets march smartly across a taxi line that guided 747s. Many win state-sponsored scholarships that pay for the aviation club’s flight orientation and training.

Last Stand at Kai Tak

When the old order changed in Hong Kong, it made way for a new set of problems for a historic aero club.
September 2003 | By Roger A. Mola

The Original

How the 1903 Flyer got where it is today.
March 2003 | By Peter L. Jakab

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