CURRENT ISSUE
September 2017

Features
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‘I Told Them It Was a Terrible Idea.’
Paramotor competitors cross 1,000 miles of mountains and desert, in search of freedom, adventure, and a trophy.
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Super Helmet
F-35 pilots get X-ray vision and other magic powers.
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Fake Mars
Can we learn anything by pretending?
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I Love My Job, and Here’s How I Got It
Connor Shields, First Officer, Southern Air
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The Real Risk Takers
In 1930s aviation, airline passengers took the same risks as record-setting adventurers.
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In Pursuit of the Perfect Spacesuit
Choosing the right outfit is crucial when its job is to save your life.
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Robots to the Rescue
Your next 911 call may fetch a drone.
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Snakes and Loaches
Cobras and Loaches, two vastly different aircraft, relied on each other to fight the enemy.
Departments
Soundings
‘Roger, Virginia, We See You in Idaho’
Soundings
The War on Noisy Aircraft
Above & Beyond
Reflections in a Greasy Spoon
Oldies and Oddities
The Great Soviet Crescent
In the Museum
The “Hit and Git” Fighter
Books
The Luftwaffe’s Long Arm
German U-boats terrorized Allied ships during World War II, with the help of aerial scouts.