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Gyroplanes Swarm in Florida
The Annual Bensen Days fly-in welcomes rotorheads.
July 2012 |
By Bill Wilson
Summer at the Smithsonian
Planning a visit to the Museum? We provide some helpful hints.
July 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
The 120,000-Foot Leap
Can space-diver Felix Baumgartner break the sound barrier without breaking his neck?
July 2012 |
By Mark Betancourt
Europe’s Typhoon Fighter
For the first time since World War II, fighters are stationed at RAF Northolt.
July 2012 |
By Carl Posey
Hurry-Up Satellites
These Pentagon mavericks want to launch spacecraft within a week of taking the order. Wish them luck.
July 2012 |
By Todd Neff
Making a Smoother (and Speedier) Airplane
Within months of its first flight, August Bellanca's Skyrocket II set five world speed records.
July 2012 |
By George C. Larson, Member, NAA
A New Time-to-Climb Record
A Yak 3U gets to 10,000 feet in 125 seconds.
July 2012 |
By George C. Larson
An Ocean on Titan
One of the solar system's most interesting places just got even more interesting.
June 28, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Spot the Crazy Passenger
Do you ask for exactly three, not four ice cubes in your beverage? Flight attendants might think of you as a problem passenger.
June 25, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Human-Powered Helicopter Team Goes for Record
Can Gamera II stay airborne for 60 seconds? Tune in on Friday.
June 22, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
“Mayday, This is Death 23”
The call that makes every Apache pilot freeze.
June 18, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Downey Will Display Shuttle Mock-Up
The Southern California birthplace of the space shuttle is going to spit-shine and welcome visitors to see a piece of nearly forgotten aerospace history.
June 14, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Chesley Bonestell and the Landscape of the Moon
The purpose of art is to soothe the soul, but sometimes it can predict future realities with uncanny precision.
June 14, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
The Master of “Good Enough”
Pilots will always remember Ed King as the man who built their radios.
June 13, 2012 |
By George Larson
The Flight of Shenzhou-9
China's first manned space station mission comes to a successful end.
June 13, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
There’s One More Shuttle That Needs a Home
Inside a warehouse in Downey, California, a one-winged space shuttle sits underneath a blanket of Tyvek sheeting.
June 12, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Battle Noise School
How psychologists conditioned soldiers and civilians to the sounds of combat during World War II.
June 07, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
