20th Century Aviation
Aviation innovations, milestones and developments from 1901-2000
A & S Interview: Frank Robinson
The world's most prolific builder of civilian helicopters.
March 2007 |
By Mark Huber
The Astronaut Farmer: A Talk With the Filmmakers
This throwback to the space program's past highlights the power of dreams.
March 2007 |
By airspacemag.com
A Quarter Century of "Black Wings"
A talk with the curator of the National Air and Space Museum's soon-to-be-updated exhibit on African-Americans in aviation.
March 2007 |
By Diane Tedeschi
The Day Nobody Flew
September 11, 2001 wasn't the first time U.S. air traffic was grounded.
November 2006 |
By Roger A. Mola
Why was the Voyager aircraft not symmetrical?
A 20-year mystery solved.
November 01, 2006 |
By Joe Pappalardo
How much is my Lindbergh photo worth?
Some Lindys are luckier than others.
November 01, 2006 |
By Joe Pappalardo
The Grumman Cats
Just under nine lives that created a company legend.
September 2006 |
By Brian Nicklas
Pluto's Planethood: What Now?
Two leading scientific experts debate whether eight is enough.
September 2006 |
By airspacemag.com
Show Me the Way to Go Home
Long before the Global Positioning System,
pilots got from town to town by reading rooftops.
September 2006 |
By Roger A. Mola
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
Barnstorming the Beltway
How a homebuilder's determination won liberty and experimental licenses for all.
May 2006 |
By Ken Scott
Jump in a Lake
At the Moosehead Lake seaplane fly-in, the dress is casual, the rules are bent, the competition is crazy, and the scenery is Maine.
May 2006 |
By airspacemag.com
Didi & Sigi's Excellent Collection
How do you align your brand with energy, superiority, and effervescence? Build the best private airplane collection in Europe and the most sophisticated museum to show it off.
March 2006 |
By Bettina H. Chavanne
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 Notorious Flight of Mathias Rust
Ronald Reagan was president, there was still a Soviet Union, and a 19-year-old pilot set out to change the world.
July 2005 |
By Tom LeCompte
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
Red Bull's Rodeo
Take two parts aerobatic skill, add daring, throw in obstacles and speed: Air racing's got a brand-new bag.
May 2005 |
By Larry Lowe
