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Air Recreation

Leisure activities and hobbies related to aviation such as air racing, stunt flying, skydiving and air shows
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Northrop Flying Wing

And Then There Was One

Ten airplanes that are the last still flying.
March 2007 | By Stephen Joiner

Airline pilot Mark Watt flies Steve Craig

Interview: Steve Craig

Proud owner of the last flying Wildcat
March 2007 | By Diane Tedeschi

One of the Zenith

Restoration

"That Big Biplane" | 1929 Zenith Z6A
March 2007 | By Don Parsons

Air racers enter the "track" in close formation, but crossing the finish line, there

The Physics of Winning

What Reno air race winners know that losers don't.
January 2007 | By George C. Larson

The Masters of Disaster ratcheted up the drama with a jet-powered Waco UPF-7 biplane and a Chevy truck.

Extreme Airshow

A fellow performer remembers the act that pushed too far.
January 2007 | By Debbie Gary

Scott hopes the duct tape reduces excess cooling airflow to the engine.

Build This Airplane for 10 Grand

How to get from the dollar store to the runway.
January 2007 | By Bettina H. Chavanne

"Glacier Girl" at the Nellis AFB Airshow, November 2006.

Glacier Girl, Interrupted

Sixty-five years after its first attempt, the restored Lightning should finally reach England next year.
January 2007 | By Larry Lowe

VERA, in her original glory, leads a group of Me 262s, captured by the U.S. Air Force, as they taxi for takeoff from the airfield at Lechfeld, Germany, in 1945.

Stormbird

November 2006 | By Douglas Gantenbein

Debuting in 1915, the petite French Nieuport 11 fighter was based on the design of several pre-war racers.

The Great Warplanes

Portraits of military aviation's first fleet.
November 2006 | By airspacemag.com

The first three paying astronauts (left to right, Greg Olsen, Mark Shuttleworth, and Dennis Tito) found that comfort was not guaranteed with their tickets. Enduring the rigors of spaceflight that professionals do was yet another price to pay.

Space Trippers

Did the first paying guests aboard the international space station get their $20 million worth?
November 2006 | By Craig Mellow

Passenger Thomas Selfridge (left) and Orville Wright prepare to take off at Fort Myer, Virginia on September 17, 1908. They crashed soon after, and Selfridge became the first air fatality.

Under the Hood of a Wright Flyer

Aviation historians and restorers get a rare peek at a 98-year-old engine.
November 2006 | By Linda Shiner

How much is my Lindbergh photo worth?

Some Lindys are luckier than others.
November 01, 2006 | By Joe Pappalardo

Celebrating the RCCA

Fight Club

Model airplanes battle each other for dominance and acclaim.
September 2006 | By Joe Pappalardo

DoD photo by Master Sgt. Keith Baxter, USAF

The Raptor Rocks

F-22s treat airshow fans to a maneuverability demo.
September 2006 | By Linda Shiner

Sixty-five years ago, the island was burning during a two-hour aerial assault that drew the United States into World War II.

Where the War Began

A new aviation museum preserves Pearl Harbor's past.
September 2006 | By Ralph Wetterhahn

In the Museum: Lindbergh for Sale

Stanley King's memorabilia collection.
September 2006 | By Diane Tedeschi

Radio-controlled models rest between rounds.

Radio Clash

Do model airplanes ever fight each other?
September 2006 | By Joe Pappalardo

Northrop built 13 YP-61s, which were used for flight testing. This YP-61

In the Museum: High Flier

Restoring the Northrop YP-61 Black Widow
July 2006 | By Diane Tedeschi

Think Small

Eleven airplanes you could only call "cute."
May 2006 | By Patricia Trenner

A volunteer lays new wood stringers into the belly of Little Gee Bee.

Barnstorming the Beltway

How a homebuilder's determination won liberty and experimental licenses for all.
May 2006 | By Ken Scott


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