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August 2010

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Features

The space shuttle’s cargo bay is more than just a shipping container. It’s also a workspace for spacewalkers.

The Truck

Satellites, experiments, space station parts - the space shuttle hauled it all.

Unlike the flash-in-the-pan types, John Ninomiya have put years into the pursuit.

The Drifters

Of wind, helium, and hope — plus the occasional disaster.

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Flying Bombers in World War II

Stories my mother told me.

</i>Fort Worth</i>, a B-36J, basks in restored glory.

Monster Bomber

At the Pima Air and Space Museum, the B-36 is the largest U.S. warplane ever rebuilt

Bell has built a Scorpion Too and an Executive, complete with trailer.

Build-It-Yourself Helicopters

If you have 700 hours to spare and can shim a rotor assembly to within .001 of an inch, here's a hobby for you

John Mohr shows what sets him apart from the rest.

Barnstorming in the Blood

One of the world's most inventive pilots makes everything old look new again.

Mark Lewis shown here exiting an F-15.

How to Win Enemies and Influence Policy

From the halls of power to field laboratories, the Air Force Chief Scientist helps shape the future of U.S. flight.

Morning light warms Tom Brown’s QDC, which came to Wynkoop all the way from Unity, Wisconsin.

The Classic Wagon

Why families still travel in Wacos.

The DC-X backs into its parking spot at White Sands in September 1993.

Black Day at White Sands

What goes up, must come down. In the Delta Clipper's case, really hard.

Departments

Viewport

Viewport: Sharing the Wealth

Viewport: Sharing the Wealth

In the Museum

In the Museum: Life Among the Savidges

In the Museum: Life Among the Savidges

Above & Beyond

Above & Beyond: Cornwell’s Folly

Above & Beyond: Cornwell’s Folly

Flights & Fancy

How to Degauss a Cat

How to Degauss a Cat

Then & Now

Then & Now: Fill ’er Up

Then & Now: Fill ’er Up

Moments and Milestones

Moments and Milestones: Perfecting the People Filter

Moments and Milestones: Perfecting the People Filter