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Airplanes, not automobiles, cruised the Malecon on parade day in 1953 to mark the 40th anniversary of Parla

Did Cuba abandon its private pilots or did they abandon Cuba?
August 2007 | By Rafael Lima

Aviation can sometimes be downright inhuman.
November 20, 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

A brief history of airline passenger seats
January 2009 | By Perry Turner

January 2009 | By J.R. Dailey

January 2009 | By Christopher Hope

A world traveler, the dapper Julian founded Black Eagle Airline in 1946 to ferry goods between North and South America.

The truth behind the tall tales of Hubert Fauntleroy Julian.
January 2009 | By David Shaftel

Among the locals helping the Wrights were Tom Beacham (second from right) with young son John and his dog Bounce.

From five witnesses came a family tradition to honor the moment the airplane was born.
January 2009 | By Tom Crouch

On a tour of the National Air and Space Museum, Secretary Wayne Clough (at left) and Director Jack Dailey pause in a gallery showcasing the Wright Flyer.

The Secretary’s first impressions
January 2009 | By Linda Shiner

January 2009 | By Michael Klesius

Stinson SM-6000B, Stearman 4DM Speedmail, Stearman C3B (above, front to back.)

Square-tail Stearmans, straight-wing Wacos, and Hisso Jennies top the roster of antique airplanes at a captivating grass strip in Iowa.
January 2009 | By John Fleischman

September 1998 | By Lester A. Reingold

Presidential airplanes, past and present.
November 06, 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

Steve Hinton flies Rod Lewis

A couple of strays join the prowl, and the world’s supply of flyable Grumman F7Fs increases by two-thirds.
October 24, 2008 | By Michael Klesius

The story of the prototype 707.
May 1987 | By R.G. Thompson

Burnelli (front) designed conventional aircraft like the 1916 Continental Pusher before turning to lifting-fuselage airplanes with the RB-1.

Was this designer a genius or his own worst enemy?
November 1989 | By David Noland

Snow Bird

March 2008 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

March 2008 | By J. R. Dailey

Pilot Max Miller and Air Mail Service superintendent Benjamin Lipsner (right) before Miller

When the Air Mail Service decided to establish a route between New York City and Chicago, two pilots competed to fly it first.
September 18, 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

After 46 hours watching all 22 films, our list numbers more than 150.
July 14, 2008 | By The Editors

Fifty years ago, an aircraft hangar at Ohio

November 2008 | By GEORGE C. LARSON, MEMBER, NAA

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