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Feathers ruffled, a "Turkey" rests on the deck of the Harry S. Truman while a Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk hoists in supplies for the carrier population.

Tomcat Tribute

The Navy's fearsome fighter retires.
September 2006 | By The Editors

Swing Wings

It's all done with computers (and good old-fashioned hydraulics).
September 2006 | By Joe Pappalardo

Iranian F-14 pilots were part of an air force that endured 12-hour combat air patrols, a brutal regime, and a ruthless enemy.

Persian Cats

How Iranian air crews, cut off from U.S. technical support, used the F-14 against Iraqi attackers.
September 2006 | By Tom Cooper

The Grumman Cats

Just under nine lives that created a company legend.
September 2006 | By Brian Nicklas

Star Quality

How did we love the Tomcat? On the 20th anniversary of Top Gun, we count the ways.
September 2006 | By The Editors

Tales of the F-14

More recollections of the fabled fighter.
September 2006 | By airspacemag.com

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

Cold war B-52s flew an icy northern route on alert for a Soviet missile strike.

A Hard Day's Night

Cold war B-52s flew an icy northern route on alert for a Soviet missile strike.
September 2006 | By Bill Robinson

Would Patent #1,665,114 fly? Only in Tesla

Nikola Tesla's Curious Contrivance

"You should not be at all surprised if someday you see me fly from New York to Colorado Springs in a contrivance which will resemble a gas stove and weigh almost as much."— Nikola Tesla, 1913
September 2006 | By A.J.S. RAYL

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon in the skies over New Mexico. (DoD photo by Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen, USAF)

Gas Guzzlers

The Air Force looks for economy at the pump.
September 2006 | By Mike Harbour

The U.S. Air Force began using an off-the-shelf Skyhawk in 1964 to train cadets.

Cessna's Golden Oldie

What flies into your mind when you hear the words "light aircraft"? We bet it's the 172.
July 2006 | By Roger A. Mola

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

The Beaver and the Swans

How de Havilland's famous bushplane has helped protect a species.
July 2006 | By James Wynbrandt

At the Movies: Take Two

World War I airplanes star in a feature film about the Lafayette Escadrille.
July 2006 | By Tom LeCompte

Commentary: Thank You For Not Flying

Helicopter ambulances could be hazardous to your health.
July 2006 | By Bryan E. Bledsoe M.D.

The 1912 Model F flying boat, which Curtiss sold to the U.S. Army.

Glenn Curtiss Slept Here

Has Hammondsport, New York, done right by its most famous citizen?
July 2006 | By Phil Scott

Ballons may someday collect samples from the surface of Saturn

Floaters

Mars, Venus, Titan - wherever there's air, we can explore by balloon.
July 2006 | By Joe Pappalardo

Radical for its day, the Douglas Skyray looked even more exotic bedecked in the stars-and-deep blue of the Navy

Beautiful Climber

In the summer of '58, nothing was faster to 50,000 feet.
July 2006 | By Carl Posey

Superduperjumbo

Double the size of an Airbus A380? No problem, aerodynamicists say.
July 2006 | By Michael Milstein

We Haul It All

For armored vehicles, fossilized pachyderms, and other oversize loads, your best bet is the Russian Mi-26 helicopter.
July 2006 | By John Croft


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