CURRENT ISSUE
September 2014

Features
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French Racing Blue
Ettore Bugatti built fast cars—and just one airplane.
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Solved: The Mystery of the MiG-29
How U.S. intelligence services solved the mystery of a cold war killer.
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Chubby In A Vicious Way
One pilot called the Canadian biplane “chubby in a vicious way.”
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The Great Big, Beautiful Tomorrow
At the 1964 World’s Fair, the Space Age led the way to world peace, happiness, and fast cars.
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Barefoot Pilots of the Maldives
A remote island nation becomes a finishing school for floatplane pilots.
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The Incredible Shrinking Space Program
The next generation of planetary explorers.
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Special Introductory Airplane
Why older trainers often have the edge on newer ones.
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