Aviation Eras
Periods of innovation in the history of aviation from early flight to the modern age
Do Drones Get Vertigo, Too?
Up there or down here, it can be a struggle to maintain “situational awareness.”
July 14, 2008 |
By Roger A. Mola
The Few, the Brave, the Lucky
To face the enemy in World War I, pilots first had to survive flight training.
July 2008 |
By Tom LeCompte
Nukes vs. Airplanes
Between the F-80 and the F-104, a supersonic pioneer fought the Cold War...in its own way.
July 2008 |
By Jorge and Karen Escalona
The Things It Carried
How an unremarkable Convair C-131H transported cops, patients, prisoners, and Gerald Ford.
July 2008 |
By Thomas DeFrank
In the Museum: Predators and Dragons
Stops on a tour through america's hangar
July 2008 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Above & Beyond: The Bridge that Did Not Fall
Memorable flights and other adventures
July 2008 |
By Darrel Whitcomb
When did the term "jet lag" come into use?
And has anybody found a cure?
June 18, 2008 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Back to Hadley Rille
A Japanese camera spies a moonscape last explored by astronauts a generation ago.
June 16, 2008 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Confidence Booster
This little known Apollo artifact caused astronauts to rest a little easier.
June 13, 2008 |
By Bob Craddock
It's Never Too Late to Take That First Flight
My grandmother loved her first and only airplane ride.
June 2008 |
By Hilliard Stone
How They Trained
Rare archival footage shows Army pilots learning to fly Jennies in 1917.
May 05, 2008 |
By Phillip W. Stewart
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Aeroplane!
In 1910, showmen flew death-defying stunts in Wright airplanes. Sometimes, death won.
May 2008 |
By Paul Glenshaw
The Misunderstood Professor
When he suggested in a 1920 treatise that rockets could reach the moon, Robert Goddard sparked a public frenzy.
May 2008 |
By Frank H. Winter
In the Museum: Second, But Still Up
Fifty years after launch, Vanguard 1 remains in orbit.
May 2008 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Oldies & Oddities: Homebuilt Radiation Belt
From the Attic to the Archive.
May 2008 |
By Mark Wolverton
Moments & Milestones: The Phantom at 50
Producted in Cooperation with the National Aeronautic Association.
May 2008 |
By George C. Larson
Premier Performer
For their first airshows, the Wright exhibition team relied on the Model B.
March 19, 2008 |
By Paul Glenshaw
Across the Divide in 1911
A new biography details the exploits of teenage aviation pioneer Cromwell Dixon.
March 01, 2008 |
By Tom Harpole
