Golden Age of Flight
The 20 years between WWI and WWII that witnessed the growth of the aviation industry, the rise of air shows and the development of the first airliner
The Route: Long Island to Cleveland
Pilots flying the mail cross-country in 1921 followed these directions to find landmarks along the way.
September 03, 2008 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Route: Cleveland to Iowa City
Pilots flying the mail cross-country in 1921 followed these directions to find landmarks along the way.
September 03, 2008 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Route: Iowa City to North Platte
Pilots flying the mail cross-country in 1921 followed these directions to find landmarks along the way.
September 03, 2008 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Route: North Platte to Rock Springs
Pilots flying the mail cross-country in 1921 followed these directions to find landmarks along the way.
September 03, 2008 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Route: Rock Springs to Reno
Pilots flying the mail cross-country in 1921 followed these directions to find landmarks along the way.
September 03, 2008 |
By Tony Reichhardt
From Reno to San Francisco
Pilots flying the mail cross-country in 1921 followed these directions to find landmarks along the way.
September 03, 2008 |
By The Editors
China’s First Lady of Flight
In an era when Chinese women weren’t allowed to drive cars, Lee Ya-Ching flew the globe.
July 24, 2008 |
By Rebecca Maksel
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
Racing Planes of Fame
A visit to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California is a tour through the history of air racing.
March 01, 2008 |
By Linda Shiner
An American Obsession
When she vanished-70 years ago this July-she was as big a star as Greta Garbo. Is that why some are still driven to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart?
July 2007 |
By Paul Hoversten
That Old-Time Profession
The airplanes are faster and the power lines more plentiful, but cropdusters fly today just as they did in the 1920s.
March 2007 |
By Tom Harpole
In the Museum: Lindbergh for Sale
Stanley King's memorabilia collection.
September 2006 |
By Diane Tedeschi
Nikola Tesla's Curious Contrivance
"You should not be at all surprised if someday you see me fly from New York to Colorado Springs in a contrivance which will resemble a gas stove and weigh almost as much." Nikola Tesla, 1913
September 2006 |
By A.J.S. RAYL
In the Museum: Airplane Meet 'n' Greet
A Staggerwing wows the crowd on "Become a Pilot" day.
May 2006 |
By Caroline Sheen
A Brougham Fit for a King
Once upon a time, a lion went for a ride in an airplane...
March 2006 |
By Gail Hearne
Howard Hughes' Top Ten
Wealthy beyond measure and weird beyond belief, Howard Hughes was an aerospace leviathan.
November 2004 |
By Preston Lerner
Lockheed Electra 10A
The New England Air Museum discovers the power of Lockheed's 10.
September 2004 |
By Phil Scott
