Propeller Aircraft
That Extra Little Lift
Willard Custer's Channel Wing looked like a mistake. Turns out his critics were the ones who were wrong.
May 2007 |
By Tim Wright
That Old-Time Profession
The airplanes are faster and the power lines more plentiful, but cropdusters fly today just as they did in the 1920s.
March 2007 |
By Tom Harpole
Lake Murray's Mitchell
For a B-25, it was a short flight and a 62-year layover.
January 2007 |
By Kay Gordon
Mystery on Guadalcanal
In the wreckage of a Wildcat lay clues to what happened in a famous World War II dogfight.
January 2007 |
By Ralph Wetterhahn
Glacier Girl, Interrupted
Sixty-five years after its first attempt, the restored Lightning should finally reach England next year.
January 2007 |
By Larry Lowe
The Great Warplanes
Portraits of military aviation's first fleet.
November 2006 |
By airspacemag.com
Under the Hood of a Wright Flyer
Aviation historians and restorers get a rare peek at a 98-year-old engine.
November 2006 |
By Linda Shiner
Cessna's Golden Oldie
What flies into your mind when you hear the words "light aircraft"? We bet it's the 172.
July 2006 |
By Roger A. Mola
The Beaver and the Swans
How de Havilland's famous bushplane has helped protect a species.
July 2006 |
By James Wynbrandt
At the Movies: Take Two
World War I airplanes star in a feature film about the Lafayette Escadrille.
July 2006 |
By Tom LeCompte
Barnstorming the Beltway
How a homebuilder's determination won liberty and experimental licenses for all.
May 2006 |
By Ken Scott
In the Museum: Airplane Meet 'n' Greet
A Staggerwing wows the crowd on "Become a Pilot" day.
May 2006 |
By Caroline Sheen
A Brougham Fit for a King
Once upon a time, a lion went for a ride in an airplane...
March 2006 |
By Gail Hearne
Fire and Ice
A wrecked bomber in Russia memorializes a World War II battle for the North Pacific.
March 2006 |
By Ralph Wetterhahn
The Short, Happy Life of the Prop-fan
Meet the engine that became embroiled in round one of Boeing v. Airbus, a fight fueled by the cost of oil.
September 2005 |
By Bill Sweetman
People and Planes of Creve Coeur
In the department of flood recovery, Noah and his ark got nuthin' on the folks at this little airport-except that many of the aircraft they saved are ones, not twos, of a kind.
July 2005 |
By Linda Shiner
