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Oldies and Oddities: Lying Down on the Job
Piloting in the prone position
September 2011 |
By Graham Chandler
Last of the Few
The Battle of Britain in the words of the pilots who won it.
August 01, 2011 |
By The Editors
Loser X-Planes
Every research aircraft poses a question. Sometimes the answer is "forget it."
August 2011 |
By The Editors
Flights and Fancy: How I Bagged an F-4J
Who would think a kite could down a fighter?
August 2011 |
By Michael Barton
Two Days in the Life of a B-24 Crew
Take a fantasy flight in a real, live Liberator.
July 2011 |
By Stephen Joiner
That Old Crate
From Minnesota cratemakers, a new CG-4 glider like the ones they built in World War II.
July 2011 |
By Lynn Keillor
The Bombing of Waziristan
In this rugged hiding place, outlaws like Osama bin Laden are rarely run to ground. The British learned that lesson in 1939.
July 2011 |
By Graham Chandler
In the Museum: Wanted: TLC for Misunderstood Warbird
Challenging the Helldiver’s bad reputation.
July 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Above and Beyond: Warner and the Whale
How we turned the A3D into a tanker.
July 2011 |
By Hadley Dixon
“That’s Professor Global Hawk”
A remote-piloted warrior starts flying for science.
May 2011 |
By Kara Platoni
Take a Ride in a B-25
From engine fumes to exhilaration, here’s what to expect.
May 2011 |
By Phil Scott
100 Years of Naval Aviation
The Navy's first pilot and 10 more milestones.
March 2011 |
By The Editors
