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.