Topic: Aerospace » Air Recreation

Air Recreation

Leisure activities and hobbies related to aviation such as air racing, stunt flying, skydiving and air shows
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When the Experimental Aircraft Association

Then & Now: Towering Achievement

Frozen moments as time marches on
July 2008 | By Kelly Nelson

A & S Interview: Brian Norris

A talk with an airshow operations coordinator.
July 2008 | By Diane Tedeschi

Steve Truglia practices for his 120,000-foot jump with a shorter fall over the countryside north of London, wearing a flight suit and helmet worn by Russian fighter pilots for high altitude missions.

Super Jump

The race is on to be the next human meteor.
June 16, 2008 | By Michael Klesius

The gum wrapper is modern, but the medallion, scraps of paper, and builder

Stowaways

The strange things restorers find in old aircraft.
May 2008 | By Bettina H. Chavanne

Peggy Krainz and pilot David Potuznik go for a spin over Gmunden, Austria. Krainz is also a general aviation flight instructor and plans to train wingwalkers.

My Wingwalker

If you think it's nerve-wracking on the wing, try being the one in the cockpit.
May 2008 | By Debbie Gary

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Aeroplane!

In 1910, showmen flew death-defying stunts in Wright airplanes. Sometimes, death won.
May 2008 | By Paul Glenshaw

Art Scholl

Airplanes of the Stars

Show performers talk about their favorite rides.
May 01, 2008 | By Linda Shiner

Street Flight

Aviation meets urban sculpture in Arlington, Virginia.
April 15, 2008 | By Roger Mola

A historically accurate reproduction of the Wright Model B, built by the Wright Experience, is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Premier Performer

For their first airshows, the Wright exhibition team relied on the Model B.
March 19, 2008 | By Paul Glenshaw

Walt Pierce helps Pat Trenner try on his Stearman wing at 1978’s Oshkosh, Wisconsin Fly-in.

Wingophobia

Just a few minutes outside the cockpit was enough for me.
March 19, 2008 | By Patricia Trenner

Charlie Kulp, 82, flew this Piper Cub (and wore those overalls) in more than 800 performances since 1973.

Goodbye, Silas Hicks

Charlie Kulp bids farewell to his alter ego, the "Flying Farmer."
March 01, 2008 | By Linda Shiner

Among the first to see the historical value of aircraft, Ed Maloney opened a museum in 1957 and has been adding airplanes ever since, like the Hawker Hurricane. What makes the Planes of Fame Air Museum especially thrilling to airplane fans is aircraft that fly.

Ed Maloney's Mission

The man behind, beside, and all over, the Planes of Fame Air Museum.
March 2008 | By Marshall Lumsden

Orbital Outfitters developed the pressurized polyurethane suit for XCOR.

High Fashion

Space tourists, dressed to thrill.
March 2008 | By Bettina H. Chavanne

The winner of the first Schneider Trophy race was France with a Deperdussin. The replica can float; the original won the race in 1913 with a speed of about 46 mph.

Racing Planes of Fame

A visit to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California is a tour through the history of air racing.
March 01, 2008 | By Linda Shiner

A & S Interview: Richard Garriott

A second generation space traveler talks about his upcoming tourist trip to the space station.
March 01, 2008 | By Irene Klotz

In The Museum: Connie's Comeback

March 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

Above & Beyond: Wings? Frail. Engine? Weak. Fly? Let's.

March 2008 | By Larry Lowe

Finding Fred McConnell

Aviation in the heartland has fewer than six degrees of separation.
January 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

A trio of Sport class racers skim the high desert.

Air Racing 101

A course in handling the course at the National Championship Air Races.
January 2008 | By Larry Lowe

Eleven years after restoration began, it’s now a regular at fly-ins throughout the Midwest (above, the Blakesburg, Iowa antique aircraft fly-in).

Restoration: Fleet Model 8

Three brothers, an inspiring teacher, and the airplane in the barn.
January 2008 | By Lemuel C. Shattuck


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