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Air & Space Magazine

A German relic finds a new home.

Der Komet

A German relic finds a new home.

The Stratoliner made air travel smooother in 1940.

Flying in Comfort

The Stratoliner made air travel smooother in 1940.

The versatile F/A-18

Flare Up

The versatile F/A-18

News from the edge of the solar system.

Food for Thought

News from the edge of the solar system.

Marking the solstice on the fourth planet from the Sun.

Summer on Mars

Marking the solstice on the fourth planet from the Sun.

New York flight buffs are treated to a British invasion.

The Fab Nine

New York flight buffs are treated to a British invasion.

An Orion-derived spacecraft approaches an asteroid, with Earth in the distant background.

The Million Mile Mission

A small band of believers urges NASA to take its next step—onto an asteroid.

Dean Tilton made the Arrow's mahogany instrument panel.

Restoration: Arrow Sport

Swen Swanson’s Sportster

A ground-based receiver would collect microwaves beamed from an orbiting solar power satellite.

Where the Sun Does Shine

Will space solar power ever be practical?

A pilot and gunner inspect the Handley.

The Few, the Brave, the Lucky

To face the enemy in World War I, pilots first had to survive flight training.

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Nukes vs. Airplanes

Between the F-80 and the F-104, a supersonic pioneer fought the Cold War…in its own way.

As vice president, Gerald Ford (with pipe) toured the country in a VC-131H, one of several in the executive fleet.

The Things It Carried

How an unremarkable Convair C-131H transported cops, patients, prisoners, and Gerald Ford.

NASA's F/A-18 (left) and X-31 are among the airplanes used to gather data for thrust-vectoring.

How Things Work: Thrust Vectoring

In a tight spot, you need zoom to maneuver.

A gaggle of Hawkeyes operating out of the Naval Air Facility in Atsugi, Japan, takes to the air during a training mission.

Detect and Direct

The Navy’s newest Hawkeye gets closer to the fight.

Mark Dusenberry built and flew this replica of the Wright 1905 aircraft.

Aircraft That Changed the World

We fearlessly (or foolishly) pick 10

Advances in modern military UAVs have made it possible to strike an enemy from relative safety miles above ground.

In the Museum: Predators and Dragons

Stops on a tour through america’s hangar

A bridge overpass in the bucolic East German countryside would have been the primary target for a flight of four Fairchild anti-tank A-10s on a 1987 cold war mission. The bridge still stands.

Above & Beyond: The Bridge that Did Not Fall

Memorable flights and other adventures

That Cessna (outside the bottom left hand corner of the lower building, at center) isn't there. Since no one was around to take a picture of his "fly-out," the author digitally inserted the airplane in his overhead shot of a deserted El Toro.

Flights & Fancy: The El Toro Follies

Whimsy, nostalgia, and just plain mischief

When the Experimental Aircraft Association's airshow opens in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in July, the taller tower may be active. The snow will be long gone, and by 2009's event, so will the old tower.

Then & Now: Towering Achievement

Frozen moments as time marches on

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Moments and Milestones: A Farewell to Radar

Produced in cooperation with the National Aeronautic Association

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