Air & Space Magazine
Doug Rodante plans to fly his L-29 cross-country using cooking oil for fuel.
The aviation pioneer chronicled his life’s work in a rare (but now freely downloadable) 1912 book.
World War II ace, test pilot, historian—this legendary aviator did it all.
 
 

Best of the Battle of Britain

 
In this corner, the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire; across the ring, the Hawker Hurricane. Which is the more valuable restoration?
 

Hurricane Walkaround

 
Aviation historian Ron Dick takes a closer look at an old warbird.
 

Anatomy of a Search

 
Why the U.S. Civil Air Patrol couldn’t find Steve Fossett.
 

A Jet You Can Afford (Really)

 
Gerry Merrill says he can build you one for $150,000.
 

The Elusive Dream

 
The Minijet, the Weejet, and other good ideas that went nowhere.
 

High Fashion

 
Space tourists, dressed to thrill.
 

America the Cruisable

 
The seaplane Glenn Curtiss designed in 1914 may have had trouble on the ocean, but its reproduction is delighting a whole town on a lake.
 

Curtiss on Curtiss

 
The aviation pioneer chronicled his life’s work in a rare (but now freely downloadable) 1912 book.
 

Satellite Smashers

 
Space-faring nations: Clean up low Earth orbit or you’re grounded.
 

Ed Maloney’s Mission

 
The man behind, beside, and all over the Planes of Fame Air Museum.
 

Racing Planes of Fame

 
A visit to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California is a tour through the history of air racing.
 

FROM THE ARCHIVE: The Schneider Trophy

 
It began as the prize for a seaplane race. It ended as the symbol of a contest among nations that foreshadowed war.
 

Air America's Black Helicopter

 
The secret aircraft that helped the CIA tap phones in North Vietnam.
 

Goodbye, Silas Hicks

 
Charlie Kulp bids farewell to his alter ego, the “Flying Farmer.”
 

I Remember Connie

 
A tribute to the National Air and Space Museum’s Super Constellation, by those who flew it.
 

Viewport

 
Ask the Archivists
 

In The Museum

 
Connie’s Comeback
 

Above and Beyond

 
Wings? Frail. Engine? Weak. Fly? Let’s.
 

Flights & Fancy

 
Thai Boom
 

Then & Now

 
Pass the Popcorn
 

Snapshot

 

Reader Scrapbook

 

Need to Know

What Determines an Airplane’s Lifespan?

Some keep flying for decades, while others end up on the scrap heap.

 
 

Air & Space Interview

Richard Garriott

A second generation space traveler talks about his upcoming tourist trip to the space station.

 
 

New Worlds

When Bigger Isn’t Better

Why does every Mars mission have to improve on the last?

 
 

The Need for Speed

The Need for Speed

Airplanes with a mission: Fly faster

 
 
 

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