March 2012
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
The World's Highest Laboratory
The space station's finished. Now what?
100 Years of Marine Aviation
A salute to 10 aircraft that carried the few and the proud into history
At the B-17 Co-op
Like bomber crews on 100-plane raids, today’s B-17 owners find strength—and survival—in numbers
Extraterrestrial Outfitter
If you're planning an off-world vacation, there's only one name to call: Eric Anderson
World War II: The Movie
When the U.S. Army Air Forces needed 100,000 men to volunteer, General Hap Arnold recruited Hollywood.
Cancelled: The Navy's SeaMaster
The Navy wanted a nuclear bomber of its own; the Glenn Martin Company thought, Why not a flying boat?
Or Die Trying
After the Wright brothers flew, a handful of inventors were determined to join them.
Departments
D.A.S.H. Goes to War
The first rotary-wing UAV entered military service in 1962—and remained in operation until 1997.
One Fast Yak
How Will Whiteside and his team transformed a light trainer into a racer.