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July 2011

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Jamie Stowell the sole female cadet enjoyed her turn at a 50 caliber machine gun Im not a gun nut she says But oh my God Its just astonishing power

Two Days in the Life of a B-24 Crew

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Circling the Moon

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Pilot Cam

Northrop Grummans portrait of the future for naval aviation the X47B on the runway in Palmdale California

*Pilot Not Included

Ryan employees send the Spirit off to St Louis Lindbergh in jodhpurs is third from right Donald Hall second

A Mailplane for Lindbergh

Two things you will find every July in Oshkosh Wisconsin The DC 3 Duggy and planeloads of international tourists

The United Nations of Oshkosh

Vesta looms in this artists view. Dawns ion drive is weak but chemical engines arent efficient enough to reach two asteroids

Destination: Asteroid

The World War II transports were considered stealthy — in audio signature only.

That Old Crate

The Science of Lightning In a process not fully understood

How Things Work: Lightning Protection

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The Bombing of Waziristan

Departments

Viewport

Viewport: A Lesson from the Civil War

J.R. Dailey
In the Museum

In the Museum: Wanted: TLC for Misunderstood Warbird

Above & Beyond

Above & Beyond: Warner and the Whale

Hadley Dixon
Oldies and Oddities

Oldies and Oddities: When Civvies Scrambled Fighters

Mark Wolverton
Moments and Milestones

From Zero to 250