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Air & Space Magazine

The Masters of Disaster ratcheted up the drama with a jet-powered Waco UPF-7 biplane and a Chevy truck.

Extreme Airshow

A fellow performer remembers the act that pushed too far.

Heathrow's new control tower is located near Terminal Three. The control room, mounted on a steel mast, is five stories high and weighs more than 1,000 tons.

475,000 Takeoffs and Landings a Year

The Summer Games will bring 4,000 additional aircraft to London’s airports. Find out what it takes to keep Heathrow running smoothly on a normal day.

Wildcats were dispatched in divisions of four to protect their aircraft carriers and other ships from Japan's medium bombers. Southerland led a division from the USS Saratoga on August 7, 1942, and was joined by another. Of the eight pilots, five returned.

Mystery on Guadalcanal

In the wreckage of a Wildcat lay clues to what happened in a famous World War II dogfight.

The C was the first B-25 with a navigator's blister (behind the cockpit).

Lake Murray’s Mitchell

For a B-25, it was a short flight and a 62-year layover.

Air racers enter the "track" in close formation, but crossing the finish line, there's always a Number One...and Number Two.

The Physics of Winning

What Reno air race winners know that losers don’t.

It uses hot air -- no helium necessary.

The Personal Blimp

It uses hot air — no helium necessary.

Mercury steps in front of the Sun.

Planet Crossing

Mercury steps in front of the Sun.

The beauty of Martian sands.

Winter Dunes

The beauty of Martian sands.

When cameras learned to fly.

The Fairchild Aerial Camera

When cameras learned to fly.

A balky solar array forces an extra spacewalk.

Hang-Up

A balky solar array forces an extra spacewalk.

The crew of GeneSat-1 in their Petri dish.

Bacteria-nauts

The crew of GeneSat-1 in their Petri dish.

The origin of the leather flight jacket.

High Style

The origin of the leather flight jacket.

The world's biggest parachute.

Meet MegaFly

The world’s biggest parachute.

A new Mars probe spots an old one.

Viking Discovered

A new Mars probe spots an old one.

The crew of STS-116 prepares for their December 7 space shuttle launch.

Seven Up

The crew of STS-116 prepares for their December 7 space shuttle launch.

Buzz Aldrin scores a hit during the Korean War.

MiG-15 Bailout

Buzz Aldrin scores a hit during the Korean War.

A play of light on space shuttle Discovery.

Shadow Walkers

A play of light on space shuttle Discovery.

The X-48B begins flight testing next year.

Flying Wing 2007

The X-48B begins flight testing next year.

The ultimate in holiday travel.

Thanksgiving in Orbit

The ultimate in holiday travel.

The first extraterrestrial drive.

Golf Ball on the Moon

The first extraterrestrial drive.

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