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Kelly Johnson

Head Skunk

Kelly Johnson was a giant in aircraft design. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, we find out how his legend grew.
March 2010 | By Peter Garrison

Resplendent in U.S. Navy Blue Angels livery, a Marine Corps C-130T fires its jet-assisted takeoff bottles, which add 8,000 pounds of thrust for a super-short takeoff.

50 Years of Hercules

As utilitarian as a bucket and just as plain, Lockheed's C-130 has flown almost everything to almost everywhere.
September 2004 | By Carl Posey

The X-35B lifts off the hover pit with its nozzle vectored for short-takeoffvertical-landing. To convert the engine’s operation from conventional takeoff to STOVL, the pilot moves a lever back about an inch. This opens four sets of doors behind the cockpit, allowing air to flow through the lift fan and starting the nozzle moving through its full range of travel. Simultaneously a clutch engages, transferring power from the engine to the lift fan.

Winner Take All

All the nail biting, second guessing, and sheer engineering brilliance in the battle to build the better Joint Strike Fighter.
January 2003 | By Evan Hadingham

Restoration: Grande Dame

The Lockheed L-1649A Starliner gets a makeover.
May 2001 | By John Sotham

Moments & Milestones: And They're Off!

January 2001 | By Charles Spence


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