Articles by James R. Chiles

About James R. Chiles

James R. Chiles contributes frequently to Air & Space/Smithsonian. His book on the social history of helicopters and "helicoptrians" is The God Machine: From Boomerangs to Black Hawks.

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Block That Bomb: How Cold Warriors Stopped Nuclear Smuggling

A Critical Test for NASA’s Monster Rocket

Easter Sunday at Vinh Long

Dropsondes Go Where Even Hurricane Hunters Fear to Fly

How Syrian No-Fly Zones Could Lead to the First Drone-vs-Drone War

Anti-Missile Test Scores a Hit, With Caveats

Lyndon Johnson’s Campaign by Helicopter

F-22 Raptors Uncaged

Where Huey Pilots Trained and Heroes Were Made

How to Survive A Helicopter Crash