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March 2007

Features

Ten airplanes that are the last still flying.

Stephen Joiner

In the age of computer design, why do engineers still send airplane models to the wind tunnel?

Peter Garrison

A writer searches southern England for traces of a legendary World War II air force.

John Fleischman

Where to see B-17s and Mustangs for yourself.

Allison Hagerman

"That Big Biplane" | 1929 Zenith Z6A

Don Parsons

The airplanes are faster and the power lines more plentiful, but cropdusters fly today just as they did in the 1920s.

Tom Harpole

In 2003, China's first astronaut stepped out of his space capsule and into the limelight.

James R. Hansen

Guys who sell airplanes don't always make the deal, but they always have the funniest stories to tell.

Mark Huber

Shape-memory polymers and other technologies may create an airplane for all missions.

What you'll need to assemble your own space station

Joe Pappalardo

Used airplane parts can appear in the strangest places.

Lee Ann Tegtmeier

Frank Robinson's dream has become a reality.

Mark Huber

How Steve Craig keeps his Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat in working order.

Diane Tedeschi