Aircraft Types
Powered and unpowered aircraft, including fixed-wing, hybrid, rotary and lighter-than-airThe Thrill of Invention
A dedicated craftsman explores the invention of the airplane by recreating its predecessors.
May 1998 |
By Tom Crouch
Bigfoot
Sometimes the hardest design challenge isn't getting aircraft into the air but getting them back on the ground.
March 1998 |
By John Sotham
Tullo and the Giant
For pilots shot down over North Vietnam, the way home was jolly and green.
July 1997 |
By Robert Hanson
The Edwards Diaries
Test pilot Glen Edwards kept book on the Flying Wing. Now we know what he thought of the airplane he died in.
July 1997 |
By Daniel Ford
Too Ugly to Print in a Magazine
Four aircraft so ugly they could only be published on the web...
June 1997 |
By Air & Space staff
The Last of the Mohawks
Grumman's triple-tail, bug-eyed, heat-seeking camera platform.
March 1997 |
By John Sotham
B-36: Bomber at the Crossroads
It was the biggest warplane ever to wear an American star, and in the summer of '49 the Peacemaker found itself a war--in Washington.
April 1996 |
By Daniel Ford
When Ships Have Wings
The bigger they are, the better they fly. And they're made in Russia.
January 1996 |
By Craig Mellow
Auto Pilots
What has four wheels and flies? The dream of a roadable airplane continues.
January 1996 |
By John Grossman
Mach 1: Assaulting the Barrier
In 1947, no airplane had ever gone faster than the speed of sound.
December 1990 |
By Stephan Wilkinson
The Schneider Trophy
It began as the prize for a seaplane race. It ended as the symbol of a contest among nations that foreshadowed war.
June 1988 |
By Ron Dick
