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Fly Canola!
Doug Rodante plans to fly his L-29 cross-country using cooking oil for fuel.
February 25, 2008 |
By Roger Mola
What the Red Baron Never Knew
Computer analysis of World War I aircraft shows precisely why some were deadly and others, death traps.
January 2008 |
By Peter Garrison
Finding Fred McConnell
Aviation in the heartland has fewer than six degrees of separation.
January 2008 |
By Rebecca Maksel
A & S Interview: Michael J. Neufeld
How much did Wernher von Braun know, and when did he know it?
January 01, 2008 |
By Diane Tedeschi
Unconventional Weapon
What we learned about stealth technology from the combat career of the F-117.
January 2008 |
By Bill Sweetman
My Other Car Is a Podcopter
Bumper sticker in the year 2015? 2025? Ever?
January 2008 |
By Mark Gatlin
Air Racing 101
A course in handling the course at the National Championship Air Races.
January 2008 |
By Larry Lowe
How Things Work: Chandra X-Ray
The Chandra X-Ray Telescope, explained.
January 2008 |
By Damond Benningfield
Restoration: Fleet Model 8
Three brothers, an inspiring teacher, and the airplane in the barn.
January 2008 |
By Lemuel C. Shattuck
The Smithsonian Survival Guide
Tales of downed pilots led to one of the Institution's most important contributions to World War II.
January 01, 2008 |
By Pamela M. Henson
Lunar Landers That Never Were
The road to the moon was paved with good intentions.
January 01, 2008 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Where Does All the Airport Snow Go?
Clearing runways in winter is no small operation.
January 01, 2008 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Air War Iraq
From Al Asad Air Base, portraits of U.S. aircraft and crews in the fourth year of fighting.
November 2007 |
By the Editors
The Soplata Airplane Sanctuary
Of the 20 stray aircraft his father rescued, the author remembers that first bomber best.
November 2007 |
By Wally Soplata
The Man Behind the Curtain
Space czar Sergei Korolev won fame for the launch of Sputnik, but a more modest genius deserves the credit.
November 2007 |
By Asif Siddiqi
