History of Flight
The Black Eagle of Harlem
The truth behind the tall tales of Hubert Fauntleroy Julian.
By David Shaftel
The Magician of Mojave
Burt Rutan remembers the birth of the VariEze and names his favorite aircraft.
By Linda Shiner
What the Red Baron Never Knew
Computer analysis of World War I aircraft shows precisely why some were deadly and others, death traps.
By Peter Garrison
Amelia's Astronaut Connection
The grandson of Amelia Earhart's photographer will carry her scarf higher than she ever did—into orbit.
By Jill Michaels
Mach 1: Assaulting the Barrier
In 1947, no airplane had ever gone faster than the speed of sound.
By Stephan Wilkinson
Into the Mushroom Cloud
Most pilots would head away from a thermonuclear explosion.
By Mark Wolverton
Last Breath
As NASA prepares to shut down a historic wind tunnel in Virginia, some hope for a stay of execution.
By Michael Klesius
The Airport That Wouldn’t Die
An embattled Florida field had more than history on its side.
By Carl Posey
Can This P-38 Be Saved?
Lockheed P-38 Lightnings brought many a pilot home. This pilot would like to return the favor.
By David F. Toomey
The Bear Is Back
The winning-est Bearcat in air racing steps up once more to the starting gate.
By Preston Lerner
Replicating Reims
A virtual race to mark the 100th anniversary of the world’s first air meet
By Tony Reichhardt
Why We Miss the X-15
Not only was it the fastest. It may have been the best flight research program ever.
By Linda Shiner
We Represented All Women
During World War II, WASPs proved that an airplane couldn’t tell the difference between a male and female pilot.
By Jonna Dootlittle Hoppes
The Department of Never Mind
A collection of six inventions that prompt a single question: What the…?
By The Editors
The Road to the Future… Is Paved With Good Inventions
We bring you 10 great ideas that made flying safer, easier, or just a whole lot more fun.
By The Editors
Above It All
It took a maze of valves and venturis—and a trio
of tycoons—to whisk passengers into the stratosphere.
By Nick D'Alto
A&S Interview: Captain Eric Brown
Holder of the Guinness World Record for most types of aircraft flown
By Rebecca Maksel
Above and Beyond: Too Much, Too Soon
By General Robert L. Cardenas, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) As told to James P. Busha
The Dawn of Discipline
A B-47 pilot remembers when an airplane—and Curtis LeMay—stiffened the spine of the Strategic Air Command
By Walter J. Boyne
The Billy Mitchell Court-Martial
Courtroom sketches from aviation's Trial of the Century.
By Rebecca Maksel
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