Aircraft
Military, commercial and experimental vehicles designed for flight in the Earth’s atmosphere
Air America's Black Helicopter
The secret aircraft that helped the CIA tap phones in North Vietnam.
March 2008 |
By James R. Chiles
America the Cruisable
The seaplane Glenn Curtiss designed in 1914 may have had trouble on the ocean, but its reproduction is delighting a whole town on a lake.
March 2008 |
By James Wynbrandt
Fly Canola!
Doug Rodante plans to fly his L-29 cross-country using cooking oil for fuel.
February 25, 2008 |
By Roger Mola
What the Red Baron Never Knew
Computer analysis of World War I aircraft shows precisely why some were deadly and others, death traps.
January 2008 |
By Peter Garrison
A Short (Very Short) History of the F-19
What airplane came in a little box and never flew?
January 2008 |
By Patricia Trenner
Unconventional Weapon
What we learned about stealth technology from the combat career of the F-117.
January 2008 |
By Bill Sweetman
Out in the Breezy
With little fanfare (and less structure), the Breezy homebuilt spreads the message: Flying is fun.
January 2008 |
By Jason Paur
Restoration: Fleet Model 8
Three brothers, an inspiring teacher, and the airplane in the barn.
January 2008 |
By Lemuel C. Shattuck
Air War Iraq
From Al Asad Air Base, portraits of U.S. aircraft and crews in the fourth year of fighting.
November 2007 |
By the Editors
Why We Miss the X-15
Not only was it the fastest. It may have been the best flight research program ever.
November 01, 2007 |
By Linda Shiner
