Fixed Wing Aircraft
For Safe Landings On Two Planets
The 2013 National Air and Space Museum Trophy Winners.
April 2013 |
By The Editors
Lindbergh’s Trainer: The Brunner-Winkle Bird
The plane that taught Anne Morrow Lindbergh to fly is flying again.
April 2013 |
By Paul Glenshaw
Mr. Arango’s Aeroplanes
A World War I aircraft enthusiast’s collection tracks the evolution of the species.
February 2013 |
By Peter Garrison
The 727 Turns Fifty
Once a best-seller, the airliner’s pilots still swear by it.
January 2013 |
By George C. Larson, Member, NAA
The Versatile Beech 18
From sculptural beauty to functional transport, the Model 18 is an airplane of many guises.
November 16, 2012 |
By Diane Tedeschi and Caroline Sheen
Artifacts on the Road
A gallery of traveling air- and spacecraft loaned out by the Smithsonian.
September 18, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Summer at the Smithsonian
Planning a visit to the Museum? We provide some helpful hints.
July 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
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
Human-Powered Helicopter Team Goes for Record
Can Gamera II stay airborne for 60 seconds? Tune in on Friday.
June 22, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
“Mayday, This is Death 23”
The call that makes every Apache pilot freeze.
June 18, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Titanic’s Wireless Operators: The Original Texters
Text messaging, from 1912 to 2012.
May 14, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Sikorsky Wants to Pick Your Brain
AND the company will pay you for the privilege.
March 09, 2012 |
By Pat Trenner
Hardest to Fly?
Piloting an Apache helicopter almost always meant both hands and feet doing four different things at once.
February 03, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
High-Speed Helicopters Come of Age
By adding a little push, compound helicopters push the speed limit up to 300 mph.
January 30, 2012 |
By George Larson
