20th Century Aviation
Aviation innovations, milestones and developments from 1901-2000Masters of the V-12
They're like highly specialized surgeons: there are few of them and they're in great demand.
March 2002 |
By Stephan Wilkinson
The Plane With No Name
The F-111: In Australia, an airplane for all seasons.
March 2002 |
By William Triplett
Ready, Set, Flap!
Birds do it, bees do it. Can two weird aircraft make aviation history doing it?
January 2002 |
By Graham Chandler
The Rocket Ships
Tracking launches from Cape Canaveral required old boats and iron guts.
January 2002 |
By Dan Kovalchik
Flights & Fancy: When Pigs Fly
An ingenious new use for an old Cessna.
January 2002 |
By Richard Sassaman
Restoration: Unearthing a Diamond
The Diamond is the only one of its kind ever built.
November 2001 |
By Becki Bell
Fallen Star
A Russian-born journalist penetrates mission control for Mir's final moments.
July 2001 |
By Anatoly Zak
Fade to Black
Now and then, the faintest whisper returns from NASA's distant space probes.
July 2001 |
By J. Kelly Beatty
Memories of Kosovo
A helicopter pilot recalls his peacekeeping tour of duty over one of the world's most strife-torn regions.
January 2001 |
By Jonathan Knaul
