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To the North Pole…by Balloon
115 years ago today, three Swedish explorers set off on the only attempt ever to reach the Pole by balloon.
July 11, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Notes From Farnborough
Daily dispatches from one of the world's great airshows.
July 09, 2012 |
By Irene Klotz
Robot Fall, Robot Get Up
When the AirBurr flying robot crashes into an obstacle, it rights itself and keeps going.
July 03, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
The Tower Ravens
During World War II, a raven helped alert the city to approaching bombers.
July 02, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Bait and Switch in Libya
Naval aviators push Qaddafi's buttons in a 1981 exercise.
July 2012 |
By Commander Thompson E. Sanders U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Europe’s Typhoon Fighter
For the first time since World War II, fighters are stationed at RAF Northolt.
July 2012 |
By Carl Posey
Cancelled: Vertical Flyer
The Coléoptère was one weird-looking aircraft.
July 2012 |
By Jeremy Davis
The First Airplane Ad
The first newspaper ad for an airplane appeared 103 years ago today.
June 27, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
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
“Mayday, This is Death 23”
The call that makes every Apache pilot freeze.
June 18, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Battle Noise School
How psychologists conditioned soldiers and civilians to the sounds of combat during World War II.
June 07, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Building Spitfires, Slowly
The legendary WWII fighter wasn't so fast getting out of the factory.
May 23, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Under the Eurofighter’s Hood
Europe’s frontline fighter is a marvel of technology.
May 21, 2012 |
By Carl Posey
Rod Hightower: Build, Volunteer, Fly
An interview with the President and CEO of the Experimental Aircraft Association.
May 2012 |
By Linda Shiner
He Saved Navy Fliers from Spam
Long before Swanson's TV dinner, there was the Maxson Sky Plate.
May 17, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Titanic’s Wireless Operators: The Original Texters
Text messaging, from 1912 to 2012.
May 14, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
World’s Biggest Billboard
Want to get your message across in letters as tall as the Empire State Building and stretching across eight miles of sky? Call The Geico Skytypers.
May 08, 2012 |
By Linda Shiner
Sea Shadow for Sale
For a mere $300,000, you can buy this unique stealthy seagoing vessel.
May 04, 2012 |
By Pat Trenner
Get Me to the Derby On Time
The Run for the Roses starts with a flight to Churchill Downs.
May 04, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
