Aviators
Early flight pioneers, military aviators and military and airline pilots
What’s Real, and What’s Not?
At the National Air and Space Museum, some artifacts are more genuine than others.
June 2013 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Life on Reserve
Being on call means never knowing where you'll fly from one day to the next.
April 22, 2013 |
By Steve Satre
Lindbergh’s Trainer: The Brunner-Winkle Bird
The plane that taught Anne Morrow Lindbergh to fly is flying again.
April 2013 |
By Paul Glenshaw
“Items may shift during flight…”
...and may cause a (minor) medical emergency.
March 06, 2013 |
By Steve Satre
The Experiment, Part Two
Can someone with only flight simulator experience take off and land an airplane on the first try? I wanted to find out.
February 06, 2013 |
By Steve Satre
Even Lindbergh Got Lost
In the 1920’s, only one man held the key to aerial navigation.
February 2013 |
By Roger Connor
The Experiment, Part One
Can an ordinary person take off and land an airplane on the first try, with only flight simulator experience? We put it to the test.
January 25, 2013 |
By Steve Satre
Is Denzel’s Upside-Down Flying Trick Plausible?
When it comes to accuracy, Flight lost me at the walkaround.
November 14, 2012 |
By Steve Satre
Soul of the Skyraider
A U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation pilot describes what it’s like to fly three generations of ground attack aircraft.
August 14, 2012 |
By Linda Shiner
Divert? Stick to the Plan?
The decision to divert to an alternate airport requires a close watch on the fuel gauge.
July 27, 2012 |
By Steve Satre
Bait and Switch in Libya
Naval aviators push Qaddafi's buttons in a 1981 exercise.
July 2012 |
By Commander Thompson E. Sanders U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Short Strips and Flying Pigs
When flying in Papua, be prepared for surprises.
July 2012 |
By Nate Gordon
A New Time-to-Climb Record
A Yak 3U gets to 10,000 feet in 125 seconds.
July 2012 |
By George C. Larson
Flying an 80-Year-Old Plane
A rare chance to take the controls of a 1931 Stinson Tri-Motor.
June 15, 2012 |
By Steve Satre
The Designing Life
This year’s National Air and Space Museum lifetime achievement award winner, Burt Rutan, talks about music, golf and his favorite chair.
March 2012 |
By Perry Turner
The Witness
Want to set a record-breaking flight? You’ll need an observer from the National Aeronautic Association.
January 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Combat on Canvas
Art and artifacts from the Marine front lines, now on display in Washington.
January 24, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
The Man My Mother Fell in Love With
When the Navy retired the Tomcat, my father went with it.
January 2012 |
By Brad Hooker
Ask a Veteran
These Museum staffers and volunteers once served their country in the armed forces. Now they serve in a different way.
November 10, 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
