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Bob Englar revived the Custer Channel Wing for wind tunnel experiments directing airflow.

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

Mark Edwards in a turbine Air Tractor

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

Airline pilot Mark Watt flies Steve Craig

Interview: Steve Craig

Proud owner of the last flying Wildcat
March 2007 | By Diane Tedeschi

The C was the first B-25 with a navigator

Lake Murray's Mitchell

For a B-25, it was a short flight and a 62-year layover.
January 2007 | By Kay Gordon

Wildcats were dispatched in divisions of four to protect their aircraft carriers and other ships from Japan

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" at the Nellis AFB Airshow, November 2006.

Glacier Girl, Interrupted

Sixty-five years after its first attempt, the restored Lightning should finally reach England next year.
January 2007 | By Larry Lowe

Debuting in 1915, the petite French Nieuport 11 fighter was based on the design of several pre-war racers.

The Great Warplanes

Portraits of military aviation's first fleet.
November 2006 | By airspacemag.com

Alberto Santos-Dumont’s 14 Bis had three distinctly different sets of controls, which provided the aircraft’s stability.

In the Museum

The Spirit of Santos-Dumont
November 2006 | By Bettina H. Chavanne

Passenger Thomas Selfridge (left) and Orville Wright prepare to take off at Fort Myer, Virginia on September 17, 1908. They crashed soon after, and Selfridge became the first air fatality.

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

The U.S. Air Force began using an off-the-shelf Skyhawk in 1964 to train cadets.

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

Northrop built 13 YP-61s, which were used for flight testing. This YP-61

In the Museum: High Flier

Restoring the Northrop YP-61 Black Widow
July 2006 | By Diane Tedeschi

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

Think Small

Eleven airplanes you could only call "cute."
May 2006 | By Patricia Trenner

A volunteer lays new wood stringers into the belly of Little Gee Bee.

Barnstorming the Beltway

How a homebuilder's determination won liberty and experimental licenses for all.
May 2006 | By Ken Scott

The ramp at the Udvar-Hazy Center hosts airplanes, pilots and visitors.

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

A fleet of PV-1s race over the Bering Sea toward Japan. Jettisoning into the water meant death in 10 minutes. On land, it took longer.

Fire and Ice

A wrecked bomber in Russia memorializes a World War II battle for the North Pacific.
March 2006 | By Ralph Wetterhahn

Boeing’s 150-seat 7J7 concept (left) would meld prop-fan technology and lightweight composite structure to deliver big gains in fuel efficiency.

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

The Question Mark is a 1932 Waco CTO ("T" for Taperwing). Phil Chastain is about to help Dan Mueller climb aboard.

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


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