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A half-baked excuse for an airplane, cobbled together in 1948, spent its entire life eroding in a Colorado desert.

Above and Beyond: Cornwell’s Folly

June 2010 | By Lewis A. Bartlett

The wood paneled cockpit of Doug Parsons’ YKC.

The Classic Wagon

Why families still travel in Wacos.
June 2010 | By John Fleischman

Helicopter Drop Tests

Crashing test dummies into walls must not be enough fun for some people, so the engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center have upped the ante. These stoic mannequins were strapped inside an MD-500 helicopter last week and dropped from a height of 35 feet to test whether a honeycomb cushion shock ...
March 17, 2010 | By Tony Reichhardt

Antique aircraft enthusiasts Frank Pavliga and Ted Davis tinker with the Ford Model A engine on the Pietenpol Air Camper that has become a community property within the Brodhead Pietenpol Association.

The One-Dollar Pietenpol

Some airplanes, like some friendships, improve with age.
March 2010 | By Linda Shiner

<b><i>Why fly solo</b></i> when you can bring along a passenger? That’s probably what Bernard Pietenpol was thinking when he designed and built the Air Camper, a two-seat monoplane.<br><br> Pietenpol lived a simple life in rural Minnesota. When he wasn’t working in his television repair shop in Cherry Grove, he almost always had an airplane under construction: wood airframe, fabric covering, and an engine lifted from an automobile. And when the airplane was finished, it was put to use flying low and slow over acres of farmland. Pietenpol’s two sons, Kermit and Don, and his six grandchildren all grew up seeing their world from above. For the Pietenpol family, airplanes weren’t really a mode of transportation—a way to get from one point to another. Flying was a pleasure all its own, and getting aloft in an open-cockpit airplane was the best way to enjoy a long summer day. Generations of Pietenpol homebuilders agree.<br><br> Pictured above: Don often sat alongside his father, who resorted to strapping his son in with a men’s belt because the no-frills Air Campers had no safety harnesses.

A Family Affair

Bernard Pietenpol’s happiest moments came when he was flying one of his homebuilt airplanes—with a child or two in tow.
March 15, 2010 | By Diane Tedeschi

Vietnam War, the OV-10 Bronco

Legends of Vietnam: Bronco's Tale

One of the most versatile aircraft of the Vietnam War appears on the verge of a comeback.
March 2010 | By William E. Burrows

The author with his anti-sub Lockheed Orion

Above and Beyond: Adventures in the South China Sea

January 2010 | By Tracy Wilkinson

The Bear has been hugging pylons at Reno since 1969.

The Bear Is Back

The winning-est Bearcat in air racing steps up once more to the starting gate.
November 2009 | By Preston Lerner

St. Onge, who shows off her Staggerwing at airshows in the Northeast, had her 1936 C17B done up in “Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes colors” that replicate the paint scheme of the 1936 Bendix Race winner.

Sweet 17

When a Staggerwing casts its spell, it can surprise even Olive Ann Beech.
November 2009 | By James Wynbrandt

Rare Bear

Is Winning Everything?

For an air racing legend named Rare Bear, yes.
September 29, 2009 | By Diane Tedeschi

The National Air and Space Museum

Last of its Kind

A look inside the Smithsonian's Stratoliner.
August 14, 2009 | By Paul Hoversten

Stinson SM-6000B, Stearman 4DM Speedmail, Stearman C3B (above, front to back.)

You’ve Got Mailplanes

Square-tail Stearmans, straight-wing Wacos, and Hisso Jennies top the roster of antique airplanes at a captivating grass strip in Iowa.
January 2009 | By John Fleischman

As Nemesis rocketed past 400 mph, pilot Jon Sharp entered territory held by aircraft in the Unlimited and Jet classes.

Moments & Milestones: Giddyup 409

Giddyup 409
January 2009 | By George C. Larson

Sightings

January 2009 | By Michael Klesius

The slower but more sophisticated HC-144A (top) is replacing the HU-25.

Then & Now: Less Haste, More Flying

Less Haste, More Flying
January 2009 | By Paul Hoversten

Warbird Obsession

It's an addiction. Admitting you have it is the first step.
December 03, 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

Photo Essay:The Blakesburg Fly-In

Antique airplanes—the cream of the crop—fluttered around corn country to celebrate an air mail birthday.
November 18, 2008 | By airspacemag.com

So popular is the Navion that airplane lvoers consider a complete restoration, like David Peters

Accidental Classic

From the designers who brought you the P-51 Mustang, an airplane with a complicated past…and a controversial present.
November 2008 | By Mark Huber

Memphis Belle

Restoration: The Memphis Belle

For this famous B-17, surviving 25 missions in World War II was the easy part.
November 2008 | By Mark Bernstein

Steve Hinton flies Rod Lewis

Flying Tigercats: And Then There Were Five

A couple of strays join the prowl, and the world’s supply of flyable Grumman F7Fs increases by two-thirds.
October 24, 2008 | By Michael Klesius


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