March 2008
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Best of the Battle of Britain
In this corner, the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire; across the ring, the Hawker Hurricane. Which is the more valuable restoration?
The Search for Steve Fossett
One tough job for the U.S. Civil Air Patrol.
Who Says a Jet Can't Be Cheap?
Gerry Merrill says he can build you one for $150,000
High Fashion
Space tourists, dressed to thrill.
America the Cruisable
The seaplane Glenn Curtiss designed in 1914 may have had trouble on the ocean, but its reproduction is delighting a whole town on a lake.
Satellite Smashers
Space-faring nations: Clean up low Earth orbit or you're grounded.
Ed Maloney's Mission
The man behind, beside, and all over, the Planes of Fame Air Museum.
Air America's Black Helicopter
The secret aircraft that helped the CIA tap phones in North Vietnam
Departments
Above & Beyond: Wings? Frail. Engine? Weak. Fly? Let's.
Above & Beyond: Wings? Frail. Engine? Weak. Fly? Let's.
Moments and Milestones: The Unknown Aeronaut
Moments and Milestones: The Unknown Aeronaut