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Airplane Restoration

Repairing and restoring old or damaged aircraft
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Steve Hinton flies Rod Lewis

Flying Tigercats: And Then There Were Five

A couple of strays join the prowl, and the world’s supply of flyable Grumman F7Fs increases by two-thirds.
October 24, 2008 | By Michael Klesius

Addison Pemberton pilots his restored Boeing 40C earlier this year. On the September 10 flight, the author rode in the compartment beneath the upper wing.

A Ride in the Boeing 40C

Onboard “Airmail 1” for the first leg of the trip, from New York to Bellefonte.
September 11, 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

USS Intrepid

Restoration: USS Intrepid

Cleaning up an aircraft carrier.
September 2008 | By Phil Scott

Restorer Dean Tilton (right) and Todd Rhode work on the Arrow

Restoration: Arrow Sport

Swen Swanson's Sportster
July 2008 | By Ken Scott

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

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

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

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

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

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

Over the years, the family

The Soplata Airplane Sanctuary

Of the 20 stray aircraft his father rescued, the author remembers that first bomber best.
November 2007 | By Wally Soplata

Pat McNerney flies the Kreider-Reisner as its 28th owner.

Popularity Contest

Which one of six past champions would have gotten your vote?
August 2007 | By Linda Shiner

INA the Macon Belle will roar through the skies over Columbus, Ohio, along with dozens of other Mustang beauties.

Calling All Mustangs

This September a super-size squadron of P-51s will relive the legend.
August 2007 | By Stephen Joiner

A week after the "Battle of Niihau," Allied forces moved in to disassemble the Zero to learn what made it tick. The process was documented by Presbyterian minister Paul Denise, who gave his hundreds of photos to the U.S. Navy.

The Niihau Zero

Pieces of Pearl Harbor's lone surviving Zero tell of a violent clash of cultures and a race for technology.
July 2007 | By Nick D'Alto

Seeing a Zero in the air is a rare treat, but if collectors have their way, more like this one could take wing in coming years.

Hunting Zeros

Finding an airworthy Zero is not easy these days. In fact, you can count them on one hand.
July 2007 | By Roger Mola

wunderkind Erik Hokuf and a friend in Minnesota.

Restorative Genius

A young military airplane craftsman makes his mark.
July 2007 | By Bettina Haymann Chavanne

In the Museum: Model Employee

May 2007 | By Sara Duncan Widness

Aluminum Overcast.

Airplanes of the Eighth

Where to see B-17s and Mustangs for yourself.
March 2007 | By Allison Hagerman


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