Modern Aviation
An era from 1991 to the present marked by achievements in air and space flight, including unmanned aerial vehicles and the International Space Station
How to Do Oshkosh
What to see, where to eat, who to talk to, and how to make the most of the great big airshow in the quiet little town.
May 2003 |
By Mark Huber
Winner Take All
All the nail biting, second guessing, and sheer engineering brilliance in the battle to build the better Joint Strike Fighter.
January 2003 |
By Evan Hadingham
Outback Scramjet
A University of Queensland lab has supersonic success.
November 2002 |
By Luba Vangelova
Commentary: Emergency Exit
Give the U.S. space program a mission that means something: saving the species.
November 2002 |
By William E. Burrows
Project 921
Russia and the United States have held the inside tracks in the space race. In the stretch, here comes China.
November 2002 |
By Joe McDonald
Shoot 'Em Up
Sometimes you have to destroy the aircraft in order to save it.
November 2002 |
By Carl Hoffman
The Unemployment Line
Where airliners go when they're out of work.
September 2002 |
By Howard Stansfield
Reno Enters the Jet Age
They're not as fast as the top Unlimiteds, but the national air racing organization is gambling on jets to boost attendance.
September 2002 |
By Carl Hoffman
Commentary: Is Fatigue Fatal?
An accident blamed on the catch-all "pilot error" could have a single preventable cause.
July 2002 |
By Stephan Wilkinson
A Price Too High
For three small airports, there's no way back to life as it was before September 11.
July 2002 |
By Mark Huber
The Goodbye Guys
Seeing off the astronauts is one of NASA's most prestigious jobs, and one of the most demanding.
July 2002 |
By Beth Dickey
The Lone Star Observatory
It may be Oklahoma, but this amateur-built observatory is all Texas.
July 2002 |
By Eric Adams
Flying Upside Down
Devices an aerobatic airplane uses to defy gravity--and convention.
May 2002 |
By Patricia Trenner
Shop Class Was Never Like This
The airplane builders of Mundelein High.
May 2002 |
By John Fleischman
