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January 2009

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Features

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Where Have All the Phantoms Gone?

How a fighter-bomber-recon-attack superstar ended up as fodder for target practice

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Red and The Robots

Red Whittaker’s rovers have already gone where no robot has gone before. Will one of them make it to the moon?

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Welcome to Cyberairspace

Where you can fly from Chicago to Atlanta without leaving your living room

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You’ve Got Mailplanes

Square-tail Stearmans, straight-wing Wacos, and Hisso Jennies top the roster of antique airplanes at a captivating grass strip in Iowa.

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How Things Work: Ground Resonance

When is a helicopter like a Patsy Cline song? When it falls to pieces.

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A Cameraman on Mars

If you really want to know the planet, flip through Mike Malin’s photo album.

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One More Second

The masters of time are about to give us a little extra. Use it wisely.

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The Black Eagle of Harlem

The truth behind the tall tales of Hubert Fauntleroy Julian.

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Present at Creation

From five witnesses came a family tradition to honor the moment the airplane was born.

Departments

Viewport

Viewport: Amazing Racers

Viewport: Amazing Racers

In the Museum

In the Museum: The Secretary’s First Impressions

The Secretary’s first impressions

Above & Beyond

Above & Beyond: Take a Left at Portugal

Above & Beyond: Take a Left at Portugal

Flights & Fancy

A Christmas Story

It could only have been a gift from Santa.

Then & Now

Then & Now: Less Haste, More Flying

Less Haste, More Flying

Moments and Milestones

Moments and Milestones: Giddyup 409

Giddyup 409