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Boeing 247-D

In the Museum: The Original Airliner

The Boeing 247 was the Dreamliner of its day.
January 2012 | By Rebecca Maksel

A gray-bellied Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 touches down at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Why do airliners have dark bellies?

August 29, 2011 | By Paul Hoversten

The flight and ground crews for the DC-8 supersonic run included flight test engineer Richard H. Edwards

I Was There: When the DC-8 Went Supersonic

The day a Douglas DC-8 busted Mach 1.
August 2011 | By Bill Wasserzieher

The Science of Lightning In a process not fully understood

How Things Work: Lightning Protection

Air travelers, fear not.
July 2011 | By Jack Williams

<i>Ciao!</i> Italy’s military precision jet team, Frecce Tricolori (“Tricolor Arrows”), makes its first visit to North America with performances on August 2 and 3 at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 34th Fly-in Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The

1986

The year we were born.
May 2011 | By Paul Hoversten

The Boeing behemoth on its first flight (with Lockheed T-33 chase plane), last February.

Moments and Milestones: Max Takeoff

January 2011 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

Braniff Hostesses show off their Mexican-styled outfits in front of one of the airline

Long Live the DC-3

A new book documents the Douglas aircraft’s supremacy as a civilian and military transport.
November 15, 2010 | By Bruce McAllister

Thousands watched the China Clipper as it set off on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight on November 22, 1935.

Moments and Milestones: Birth of the Clippers

November 2010 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

In 2003, a 727 that once flew for American Airlines disappeared from Angola.

The 727 that Vanished

A case pursued by the FBI, the CIA, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, CENTCOM, and the sister of Ben Padilla.
September 2010 | By Tim Wright

Kevin Lacey, here with a repossessed Citation VII, gets the job done by striking an effective balance between folksy and wily.

Grab the Airplane and Go

How to repossess an airliner without getting shot, or thrown in jail, or beat up, or slammed into a wall, or...
May 2010 | By Stephen Joiner

The turbojet engine grew so reliable that passengers can now fly direct routes across the globe.

Moments-Milestones Old Faithful

May 2010 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

How Good Is Your Airline?

Two professors analyze the stats.
May 2010 | By Craig Mellow

Sightings: Head On

You don't normally see a DC-3 from this angle. Good thing, too.
May 01, 2010 | By The Editors

Lufthansa Technik

The Gold-Plated Cabin

There aren’t many companies that can make an airliner fit for a king.
March 2010 | By Roger A. Mola

Hawker Hurricane at the NASM Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian NASM Udvar-Hazy Center Photo By Dane A. Penland

Sightings: Hazy's Hits

A photo gallery of airplanes at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center.
November 17, 2009 | By Michael Klesius

The U.K.-based Premium Aircraft Interiors Group offers rear-facing seats strictly for economic reasons, and makes no claims about safety.

Are aft-facing airplane seats safer?

They may well be. But don't look for them anytime soon.
October 26, 2009 | By Michael Klesius

Airliners carry their own portable atmosphere. How much can they afford to lose?

What happens if an airliner suddenly loses cabin pressure?

Let's just say it's not like it is in the movies.
September 24, 2009 | By Rebecca Maksel

The Boeing 307 Stratoliner was the first airliner able to soar above the storms, thanks to a new cabin pressurization system.

Above It All

It took a maze of valves and venturis—and a trio of tycoons—to whisk passengers into the stratosphere.
September 2009 | By Nick D'Alto

Inventions large and small have combined over the years to create the modern experience of air travel. And you don’t have to be a frequent flier to know that today’s airliner is still a work in progress: What you see today may not be there tomorrow.

Anatomy of an Airliner

Our maxim: The airlines giveth, and the airlines taketh away.
September 2009 | By The Editors

If engineers can corral liquid hydrogen, reshape pressure waves, and make fuel from algae, future airline passengers will travel around the world at hypersonic speeds in strange-looking aircraft.

The Perfect Airplane

Fast, green, and quiet. Come on, brainiacs, you can do it.
September 2009 | By Ed Regis


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