/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/101-Objects-America-Spirit-of-StLouis-631.jpg)
The Spirit of St. Louis’ Amazing Journey
A daring flight shrank the world and created the first global celebrity
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/From-the-Editor-April-2013-631.jpg)
From the Editor - Apr 13
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/National-Treasure-DC-3-631.jpg)
How the DC-3 Revolutionized Air Travel
Before the legendary aircraft took flight, it took 25 hours to fly from New York to Los Angeles
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Object-Tuskegee-Airmen-PT-13D-631.jpg)
The Tuskegee Airmen Plane’s Last Flight
The final voyage of a World War II biplane evokes the exploits of the legendary fighting force
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Reno-Air-Race-pilot-Jimmy-Leeward-631.jpg)
Air and Space editor Linda Shiner reports on her meeting with pilot Jimmy Leeward and what it was like in the pits that day
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110520110701SI2003-20194_640.jpg)
When Concorde Begins Service, Passengers Went Transatlantic in a Jiffy
The average New York City to Paris flight time was three-and-a-half hours, compared to eight hours on a commercial jet
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/QA-Sully-Sullenberger-631.jpg)
Q and A: Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
The pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 talks about that fateful day, being a pilot and his future
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Java-Island-Indonesia-631.jpg)
An American Who Died Fighting for Indonesia’s Freedom
Bobby Freeberg, a 27-year-old pilot from Kansas, disappeared while flying a supply-filled cargo plane over the Indonesian jungle
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/ac/e8/ace8dc02-2d8b-48cc-b71b-19aad9baec84/harriet-quimby.jpg)
Flying With America’s Most Famous Female Aviators
Dozens of talented women preceded Amelia Earhart, and thousands have followed, and each has her own groundbreaking story to tell
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/2009-4949_6405-300x209.jpg)
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/flyer.jpg)
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/SR-71-631.jpg)
The SR-71 Blackbird, now featured in the Transformers movie sequel, was faster than a rifle bullet and flew 16 miles above the earth
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/airplane-birds-631.jpg)
The Perils of Bird-Plane Collisions
When airlines want to investigate dangerous bird strikes against planes, they turn to the head of the Smithsonian’s Feather Identification Lab
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/atm_castle_jan08_main_631.jpg)
Aero Dynamic
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/object-globe-main-631.jpg)
How Pan Am’s Founder Juan Trippe Turned Americans Into Frequent Fliers
This antique globe was once owned by the fabled airline executive, who ushered in modern air travel
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/turbulence-631.jpg)
Can radar networks eliminate airplane turbulence?
Leslie Payne’s flying machines soared, if only in his imagination
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/object_NV01e.jpg)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh chronicled the flights made with her celebrated husband
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/48/22/4822b6a8-cefe-47d1-bcc7-ac93564e4a6c/boeing-whichata_b-29_assembly_line_-_1944.jpg)
Underwater archaeologists ready a crashed B-29 for visits by scuba-wearing tourists at the bottom of Lake Mead
Page 5 of 6