Transportation
To Fly!
A new book traces the Wright brothers' triumph 100 years ago to an innovative design and meticulous attention to detail
April 2003 |
By James Tobin
Hewed From History
In Charleston, South Carolina, shipwrights re-create a 19th-century schooner
April 2003 |
By T. Edward Nickens
Pieces of History
Raised from the deep, the Monitor's turret reveals a bounty of new details about the ship's violent end
November 2002 |
By Wendy Mitman Clarke
Odd DUKW
On land and in the water, World War II's amphibian workhorse showed the skeptics a thing or two now it shows tourists the sights
August 2002 |
By Thomas B. Allen
Comet's Tale
A half century ago, the first jet airliner delighted passengers with swift, smooth flights until a fatal structural flaw doomed its glory
June 2002 |
By Robert G. Pushkar
Poling on the River
Batteaux were once the lifeblood of Virginia commerce; now locals celebrate those bygone days
June 2002 |
By T. Edward Nickens
We saw him land!
In a long-lost letter an American woman describes Lindbergh's tumultuous touchdown in Paris75 years ago this month
May 01, 2002 |
By Smithsonian magazine
Moving Down the Line
It's pulled and jimmied, tied and lifted but the 20-ton Jupiter engine finally reaches its new home
April 1999 |
By Michael Kernan
The Steam Locomotive
Even in the computer age, a thousand-ton train driven by fire and water inspires awe
December 01, 1998 |
By Michael Kernan
Wow! A Mile a Minute!
But 60 mph was a breeze to Barney Oldfield, better known as the "speed king" of the horseless carriage world
May 1998 |
By Michael Kernan
Langley's Feat--and Folly
The Smithsonian Secretary assembled a devoted team, a remarkable engine and a plane that wouldn't fly
November 1997 |
By Edwards Park
Howard Hughes
A silver speedster from the 1930s evokes the golden age of flight, a pair of world-class speed records and the early triumphs of Howard Hughes' ultimately tragic life
February 1995 |
By Timothy Foote
