Topic: Flying Machines

Flying Machines

Vehicles designed for air and space flight

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Earth’s Mirror

Landsat shows us the home planet, warts and all.
April 2013 | By Linda Shiner

The Galileo Project

Why Europe wants its own satellite navigation program.
April 2013 | By Craig Mellow

Rescued

Five daring helicopter crews on five very bad days.
April 2013 | By Preston Lerner

Close Formation

The parasitic aircraft of Britain’s Short Brothers.
April 2013 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

Space

Beyond the Moon

It’s not a place, exactly. But it could be NASA’s next destination.
April 2013 | By Guy Gugliotta

During a July 2012 jaunt, pilot Bob Newhouse raises his hands to prove that Fichera, in the front cockpit, is flying the 1930s-era aircraft.

Lindbergh’s Trainer: The Brunner-Winkle Bird

The plane that taught Anne Morrow Lindbergh to fly is flying again.
April 2013 | By Paul Glenshaw

A B-2 Spirit lifts off from Whiteman Air Force Base during an exercise in 2012.

How often does the B-2 fly?

March 29, 2013 | By Paul Hoversten

On Those FAA Tower Closures

Bad news for air traffic controllers, but the traveling public and small aircraft pilots should see little impact.
March 27, 2013 | By George Larson

Area 51: Origins

America’s once-secret air base had humble beginnings.
March 26, 2013 | By Peter Merlin

An F-106A Delta Dart aircraft passes over the Mojave Desert while en route to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., where it will be used in the QF-106 drone program. The aircraft, which was the second-to-last F-106 in active service, had been used as a safety chase aircraft in the B-1B aircraft production acceptance flight test program.

Why don’t today’s fighters have narrow waists?

March 25, 2013 | By Paul Hoversten

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Entry Descent & Landing (EDL) activities in SFOF MSA Fishbowl. Pre-Landing. Date: 05 August/2012 Photographer: T. Wynne

Special Delivery

The team that landed Curiosity on Mars takes home a trophy.
March 22, 2013 | By Paul Hoversten

That Sounds Familiar

New data from Mars suggest that it may have been hospitable to life in the past. Haven't we heard this before?
March 13, 2013 | By Paul D. Spudis

The Hotter the Better

Make an engine that can run hotter and still survive, and you can get more thrust from the same amount of fuel.
March 05, 2013 | By George Larson

Rescue, James Bond Style

Some of 007's imaginative toys were based on actual inventions.
March 01, 2013 | By Rebecca Maksel

Geological sampling and planetary exploration

Samples from other worlds provide some key information on planetary evolution and history but are they the only way to obtain such knowledge?
February 13, 2013 | By Paul D. Spudis

A Tale of Two Satellites

An artifact returns to service after being on display for eight years.
February 2013 | By Rebecca Maksel

Nuke the Pilot

Operation Redwing tested aircraft vulnerabilities to atomic blasts.
February 2013 | By Norvin C. “Bud” Evans

The Flying Crane

Test pilot Gale Moore rose to the challenge of the XH-17.
February 2013 | By Don Porter

Mr. Arango’s Aeroplanes

A World War I aircraft enthusiast’s collection tracks the evolution of the species.
February 2013 | By Peter Garrison

Kings of the Air

Two showmen, one dirigible, and the flight that changed aviation.
February 2013 | By Paul Glenshaw


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