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Larry Lowe

Larry Lowe is a periodic contributor to Air & Space, typically writing about aerobatics and air racing. You can find more of his writing here.

Stories from this author

They’re off! The start of the 2017 Biplane Class championship race was the last time Jake Stewart’s clipped-wing Pitts Bad Mojo (number 10) would be so close to the Mong Sport Phantom, flown by Andrew Buehler and created by Tom Aberle.

Racing’s Fastest Biplane Is About to Face New Challengers

At the National Championship Air Races, the Biplane Class pits cutting edge against classic.

With Mount Hunter looming over his right wing, Paul Roderick, director of flight operations for Talkeetna Air Taxi, flies over his favorite place to ski.

The Pilots of Mount McKinley

For 50 years, the world has reached the mountain on airplanes from one small town.

A trio of Sport class racers skim the high desert.

Air Racing 101

A course in handling the course at the National Championship Air Races.

A four-place kitplane with a pusher propeller, the Velocity SE FG offered a sturdy off-the-shelf airframe for a rocket-engine modification.

X-Racers

Can aviation’s newest spectator sport lead to routine space travel?

"Glacier Girl" at the Nellis AFB Airshow, November 2006.

Glacier Girl, Interrupted

Sixty-five years after its first attempt, the restored Lightning should finally reach England next year.

On Reno's hallowed ground, Red Bull deployed dashing new racers and elegant graphics.

Red Bull’s Rodeo

Take two parts aerobatic skill, add daring, throw in obstacles and speed: Air racing’s got a brand-new bag.

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CorsairFest

There’s a lot more to the F4U than its past association with black sheep.