Airplanes

Will Flying Get Its Mojo Back?

Changes are on the way that should ease the grim gauntlet of long lines, security checks and cramped seats

November 22, 2011

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…

August 31, 2011

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

August 5, 2011

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

July 27, 2011

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

July 8, 2011

The Nobel Prize With the Most Frequent Flyer Miles

July 29, 2010

Wiley Post Gets His Props

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

July 22, 2010

Celebrating Milestones of Flight: Lindbergh and Earhart Cross the Atlantic

The month of May is notable for two major aviation milestones

May 20, 2010

It’s Plane to See

March 28, 2008

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

November 15, 2007

Seeking Friendlier Skies

Can radar networks eliminate airplane turbulence?

August 31, 2007

The Maestro

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

May 2006

A Rare Bird

January 2001

Evidence from the Skies

July 2000

Women and Flight

July 1997