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Area 51: Origins

America’s once-secret air base had humble beginnings.

Need for Speed

Airplanes with a mission: Fly faster.

Beyond the Moon

It’s not a place, exactly. But it could be NASA’s next destination.

The Invention of Flight

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

Vietnam Memoir

Stories from the war that shaped a generation.

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Flights & Fancy: Homage

May 2009 | By Peter M. Cleland

Bill Stein waves at fans after a performance in his Zivko Edge.

Hit Me WIth Your Best Shot

Our photo editor offers 12 tips to make your airshow album a work of art.
May 2009 | By Caroline Sheen

The pilot in his 100-horsepower Cassutt racer, in which he set world altitude and speed records.

The Man Who’s Flown Everything

Robert “Hoot” Gibson’s priorities: (1) Fly. (2) Fly some more.
May 2009 | By Robin White

During a recent visit to the National Air and Space Museum, Gibson poses with models of some of his rides.

The Hoot List

All the aircraft the legendary pilot has ever flown.
March 17, 2009 | By Robert L. Gibson

TXT-Speak at the FAA

The Web site of the Federal Aviation Administration, like most government sites, is pretty tame, but can be an interesting browse for prop-heads. For instance, clicking around the Flight Delay Information map, you’ll learn that at New York’s JFK International, “Disabled Aircraft…causing departure d...
March 11, 2009 | By Pat Trenner

The first solo flight

Wondering who wrote the first description of flying over a landscape, I came across this charming passage by Jacques Charles, French scientist and inventor of the hydrogen balloon. Charles wasn't the first to fly—that honor goes to Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes, who fle...
March 04, 2009 | By Tony Reichhardt

Your flight to Titan is delayed

Jupiter’s moon Europa is a worthy target for exploration, so don’t get me wrong. It’s good news that NASA and the European Space Agency are going forward with plans for a dual-spacecraft mission to Europa, Ganymede and Jupiter's other moons in 2020. It just means we won’t see balloons flying over S...
February 27, 2009 | By Tony Reichhardt

Pay-Per-Loo

Michael O'Leary, head of Ireland's low-cost airline Ryanair, let slip on Friday that he was considering charging passengers to use the onboard lavoratories. "We are looking at...putting a coin slot on the toilet door," O'Leary told reporters, suggesting a British pound coin per restroom visit.Other...
February 27, 2009 | By Pat Trenner

He's Got A Point

Chesley Sullenberger and his crew have been duly credited for their successful ditching in the Hudson River. But a British pilot writes in a recent issue of Flight International: "The crew that carried out the Hudson ditching are testimony to the fact that training pays." Well, I've only been doing...
February 26, 2009 | By Pat Trenner

Sullenberger inside an MD-80 in 2001, with daughters Kate (left) and Kelly.

A&S Interview: Sully’s Tale

Chesley Sullenberger talks about That Day, his advice for young pilots, and hitting the ditch button (or not).
February 18, 2009 | By Linda Shiner

Kentmorr airpark resident Anne Fichera owns a 1966 Thunderbird and a 1958 Aeronca

A Walk in the Airpark

Rest and renewal in a long-standing pilot community.
March 2009 | By Del Wilber

The Eurofighter Typhoon, armed for sales combat, will take on Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet.

Supersonic Sales Call

If you want a customer to spend $10 billion on your jet fighters, you gotta bust some Mach.
March 2009 | By Jorge and Karen Escalona

How Things Work: Flying Fuel Cells

Out of gas? Not a problem.
March 2009 | By Michael Klesius

This Cozy made it across the country on fermented-plant fuel.

Moments & Milestones: Nobody’s Fuel...Yet

March 2009 | By George C. Larson, member, NAA

Moscow Aviation Institute Thermoplane

Too Ugly to Print in a Magazine

Four aircraft so ugly they could only be published on the web...
June 1997 | By Air & Space staff

Women Who Fly

Portraits of female pilots
December 19, 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

In December 2005, an Aerospatiale Alouette III landing at Escalante National Monument in Utah suffered ground resonance that tore the helicopter apart in four seconds. All aboard survived.

How Things Work: Ground Resonance

When is a helicopter like a Patsy Cline song? When it falls to pieces.
January 2009 | By Peter Garrison

Every day, a network of virtual air traffic supports thousands of takeoffs.

Welcome to Cyberairspace

Where you can fly from Chicago to Atlanta without leaving your living room.
January 2009 | By Ed Regis

One More Second

The masters of time are about to give us a little extra. Use it wisely.
January 2009 | By James R. Chiles

As Nemesis rocketed past 400 mph, pilot Jon Sharp entered territory held by aircraft in the Unlimited and Jet classes.

Moments & Milestones: Giddyup 409

Giddyup 409
January 2009 | By George C. Larson

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