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The “Spirit of Tuskegee” Stearman Lands in DC

After a month-long trip from California to Washington, D.C., a biplane once used to train Tuskegee Airmen arrives at the Smithsonian

En route to Rock Springs, Wyoming, Matt Quy flew by Pinnacle Rock

On the Flight Path of the Tuskegee Stearman Winging its Way to the Smithsonian

The author riding in the Stearman with pilot Matt Quy.

Up in the Sky! Tuskegee Airmen Plane Barnstorms Into the Smithsonian Collections

The Stearman biplane will be put on display when the museum opens on the Mall in 2015 and will remain a vivid, perpetual tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen

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The Nobel Prize With the Most Frequent Flyer Miles

Aviator Wiley Post under the wing of the Winnie Mae (1933).

Wiley Post Gets His Props

Why can't the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe get any respect?

On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off in his custom-built airplane, The Spirit of St. Louis to cross the Atlantic.

Celebrating Milestones of Flight: Lindbergh and Earhart Cross the Atlantic

The month of May is notable for two major aviation milestones

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It's Plane to See

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Why DOES the 747 Have a Hump?

I never really understood how colossal that behemoth plane, the 747, is until I stood next to the front landing gear and looked up

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Seeking Friendlier Skies

Can radar networks eliminate airplane turbulence?

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The Maestro

A legendary test pilot celebrates his 95th birthday - and reminds us why we restore and preserve historic aircraft

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

A Rare Bird

Eugene Gilbert in Bleriot XI attacked by eagle over Pyrenees in 1911 depicted in this painting

Evidence from the Skies

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Women and Flight

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