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Kosarek International Airstrip

Short Strips and Flying Pigs

When flying in Papua, be prepared for surprises.
July 2012 | By Nate Gordon

787 composite airframe

Inside Boeing’s 787 Factory

The Dreamliner’s quiet revolution.
July 2012 | By Stephen Joiner

When he steps away from his astronaut duties at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, David Wolf can often be found flying aerobatic maneuvers in his Christen Eagle.

My Other Vehicle Was a Spacecraft

Now that the space shuttle has retired, astronauts are rediscovering the joys of flying airplanes.
July 2012 | By Phil Scott

Learning to Love Props–Again

Regional airliners powered by turboprop engines may be making a comeback.
April 27, 2012 | By George Larson

Out of Work? Keep Training—For Free

One company's attempt to help out in hard times.
April 06, 2012 | By George Larson

The Bone Yard Project

Street art revives ancient airplanes.
April 2012 | By Heather Goss

Boeing 247-D

In the Museum: The Original Airliner

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

Leo Windecker’s proof-of- concept Fibaloy aircraft used fixed landing gear and aluminum control surfaces to cut down on development time and costs.

Just One Word: Plastics

The world's first all-composite airplane may fly again.
November 2011 | By Stephen Joiner

When a Super Cub ran out of fuel and had to land on uninhabited Kayak lsland in Alaska last May, the pilot and passenger tried both low- and high-tech alerts. In addition to the “SOS,” they activated a SPOT beacon, and were rescued by the Coast Guard.

Lost in America

Airplanes that go missing are often untraceable. Why is effective tracking technology being ignored?
November 2011 | By Michael Behar

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

Eight spoilers on each wing add aerodynamic brakes to the A380’s mechanical ones

How Things Work: Stopping the A380

Hint: Plan ahead.
August 2011 | By Mark Huber

Michael Silvestro

The Competition

August 2011 | By David Freed

A Dassault Falcon 2000, a Maybach luxury auto, and freshly swept stairs: NetJets set up this publicity shot in Switzerland, but for fractional jet owners, such fantasy is the reality.

Ride-Sharing With the Rich

How fractional jet owners get out of flying coach.
August 2011 | By David Freed

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

Writers covering the Iditarod race have the best seat in the house: a heated airplane cockpit.

Above and Beyond: The Iditarod Air Force

Not all the action in dogsled racing is on the ground.
January 2011 | By John Phillips

The Big Sky

On a recent flight I was looking at my TCAS display and wondering how we ever did without this wonderful bit of equipment. TCAS stands for Traffic Collision Avoidance System, and I saw my first one in the early 90s. Prior to TCAS we had a three-prong approach to traffic avoidance: Air Traffic Contr...
December 10, 2010 | By Steve Satre

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


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