US Military Aviation
Vang's War
How the fighting in Southeast Asia transformed a curious young man into a fiercely dedicated pilot.
September 2003 |
By Roger Warner
To Snatch a Sabre
Fifty years ago, North Korea's secret allies plotted to heist from the United States a North American F-86.
July 2003 |
By Ralph Wetterhahn
ZWRRWWWBRZR
That's the sound of the prop-driven XF-84H, and it brought grown men to their knees. It didn't fly all that great either.
July 2003 |
By Stephan Wilkinson
Exit Strategy
Target: Soviet weapons plant. Mission: Low-altitude bombing. Payload: Nuclear. Problem: Getting back.
May 2003 |
By Marshall Michel
CorsairFest
There's a lot more to the F4U than its past association with black sheep.
January 2003 |
By Larry Lowe
Will the Air Force Finally Get a Spaceplane?
If Boeing's X-37 can maneuver politically as well as in space.
January 2003 |
By Ben Iannotta
Restoration: Mach 2 Heavyweight Champion
The North American RA-5C Vigilante.
November 2002 |
By Robert F. Dorr
Shoot 'Em Up
Sometimes you have to destroy the aircraft in order to save it.
November 2002 |
By Carl Hoffman
“This Is Only a Test”
Fifty years ago, cold-war games halted all civilian air traffic—long before September 11 did the same.
March 2002 |
By Roger A. Mola
The Plane With No Name
The F-111: In Australia, an airplane for all seasons.
March 2002 |
By William Triplett
Air Combat U
At the USAF Fighter Weapons School in 1957, the instructors were mean, but the aircraft were meaner.
January 2002 |
By Robert A. Hanson
