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
Reflecting the Glow of Flight's Golden Age
Page through these vintage magazine covers and return to a time when the world was vast and air travel was grand.
March 2004 |
By Diane Tedeschi
The People and Planes of Santa Paula
There's a hard-to-define quality that can't be found on a flight chart or listed in an airport directory.
March 2004 |
By Marshall Lumsden
Diamonds in the Wreck
Riches to rags and back again: A 1928 mailplane is reborn.
November 2003 |
By Sam Goldberg
The Magical History Tour
Why are so many Golden Age airplanes traveling the country together this fall?
September 2003 |
By Mary Collins
Silver Bullet
No airplane in the world could outshine Howard Hughes' H-1 Racer--until Jim Wright built a copy of it.
May 2003 |
By Preston Lerner
How Things Work: Cabin Pressure
Why you remain conscious at 30,000 feet.
January 2002 |
By George C. Larson
Slim Lewis Slept Here
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, had one brief, shining moment when airmail pilots used it as a stopover. Then they went away, leaving only memories.
October 1991 |
By Donald Dale Jackson
The Schneider Trophy
It began as the prize for a seaplane race. It ended as the symbol of a contest among nations that foreshadowed war.
June 1988 |
By Ron Dick
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