Aviators
Early flight pioneers, military aviators and military and airline pilots
Bait and Switch in Libya
Naval aviators push Qaddafi's buttons in a 1981 exercise.
July 2012 |
By Commander Thompson S. 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
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
Confessions of a Flight Engineer
Flashlights, timers, and breath mints required.
November 2011 |
By Andrea Eldridge
Haunted Airfields
For Halloween, a collection of weird tales about airports and aircraft.
October 25, 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Time to Renew my CFI
Why go to the trouble to renew a certificate I don’t use? The bottom line is that I just worked too hard to get it.
October 24, 2011 |
By Steve Satre
The Irritations of Airline-Speak
I fly a lot. OK, no surprise, but I'm talking about flying as a passenger, sitting in back, getting to and from work. And I find myself cringing at the canned phrases I hear from my own co-workers.
October 14, 2011 |
By Steve Satre
Aviation Art: The Lighter Side
In wartime, a customized Zippo was part of an airman's identity.
September 07, 2011 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Stranded
Four aircraft, 12 airmen, 25 days, 40 below zero, in the middle of nowhere.
September 2011 |
By Edward Farmer
The First Across the Continent
A 100th anniversary remembrance of Cal Rodgers and the Vin Fiz.
September 2011 |
By Charles Wiggin, As Told To Howard Eisenberg
Patty Wagstaff’s Second Act
An airshow superstar adds firefighting to her repertoire.
August 2011 |
By Debbie Gary
Above and Beyond: Mantz Versus the Volcano
Filming for Cinerama with a fearless flyer.
August 2011 |
By James Morrison
