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By the fall of 1902, the Wright brothers (near Kitty Hawk in October of that year) had solved the most vexing problems of human flight, namely lift and control, with a succession of gliders. Now they were finally ready to focus on propulsion.

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

Cmdr. Bobbie Scholley

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

More than 200 converted World War II DUKWs ply the nation

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

As the fabric-covered plane came to a halt, frenzied sou-venir hunters tore at it, putting French officials on guard. Hailed in his home state of Minnesota, the 25-year-old pilot hated the nickname Lucky, bestowed on him after the flight. After sleeping in splendor at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, he awoke to a life, he said, "that could hardly have been more amazing if I had landed on another planet." On an old postcard kept by the Richards family, Tudor Richards has written, "We saw him land!"

We saw him land!

In a long-lost letter an American woman describes Lindbergh's tumultuous touchdown in Paris—75 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


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