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Aviation History
March 2006
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Arthur Goebel Jr.: Forgotten Golden Age Daredevil A skillful transpacific flier, Hollywood stunt pilot and daring racer, Arthur Goebel Jr. seemed to thrive on danger.   |
Aviation History
July 29, 2004
Craig Roberts |
It Flies Like a Hummingbird The road to wedding helicopter ascents with fixed-wing speed was paved with bizarre flying contraptions. |
Aviation History
C.V. Glines |
The Guggenheims: Aviation Visionaries Everyone flying today is a beneficiary of this father-son team's vision and largesse. |
Aviation History
September 2005
David H. Grover |
Harrowing 1927 California to Hawaii Flight The accomplishments of two pioneering civilians -- Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith -- who piloted a Travel Air across the Pacific in 1927 have been largely overlooked. |
Aviation History
June 5, 2004
C.V. Glines |
The DC-3 Turns 60 The Douglas Aircraft Company's Grand Old Lady of the Skies still plies the airways it pioneered as the first practical airliner. |
Aviation History
M.A. Mogus |
Old Glory's Final Flight In the aftermath of Lindbergh's famous flight, veteran airmail pilots J.D. Hill and Lloyd Bertaud set out for Rome in a Fokker monoplane. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Jeff Wise |
Fly Your Own Plane for $30,000: Backyard Aircraft Flight Test Two-seaters represent the most affordable way for recreational pilots to get airborne and take a friend along. To tap into this market, plane makers have come up with cool machines that cost about the same as a base-model SUV. |
Scientific American
June 2008 |
July 1908: The Winning Flight of the "June Bug" Aeroplane for The Scientific American Trophy Nearly a score of Aero Club members and others interested in aviation made the trip to Hammondsport, N.Y., to witness the flight of the Aerial Experiment Association's third aeroplane, the "June Bug," on the Fourth of July, 1908. |
Aviation History
January 12, 2005
Gerald A. Schiller |
Squadron of Death: Flying and Dying for Hollywood A daring group of former barnstormers introduced American film fans to flying thrills and chills in the 1920s. |
Aviation History
September 2006
John W. Whitman |
Japan's Fatally Flawed Air Forces in World War II Japan entered World War II with two well-trained air organizations, but no long-range plan on how to keep them flying. |
Outside
September 2005
Brad Wetzler |
Get Your Props Widen the horizons of adventure by taking the controls and becoming a pilot |
Popular Mechanics
September 2, 2009
Larry Webster |
Top 10 Most Significant Land Speed Records of All Time Auto speed records from the last 100 years. |
AskMen.com
September 18, 2014
Jeremy Singer |
The Coolest Guys In America Are Doing This Right Now, And Yes, We're Jealous The National Championship Air Races, the fastest motorsports event in the world, takes place in Reno, Nevada. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2011
Philip E. Ross |
When Will We Have Unmanned Commercial Airliners? Unmanned planes dominate the battlefield, yet airliners still have pilot - -and copilots. |
Inc.
November 2003
Robert X. Cringely |
Flight Club Forget the company car. Getting around is faster -- and less expensive than you may think -- in a private plane. |
AskMen.com
Fraser Masefield |
Italian Grandprix 2013 The average lap speed at Monza is a break-neck 159 mph, and speeds on the home straight reach 211 mph, with cars then having to brake to 46 mph into Turn 1. |
Salon.com
August 23, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot How hard is it fly an airliner? And why can't I keep my tray table down during takeoff? |
Popular Mechanics
May 2002
Rich Taylor |
100MPH! We take seven of the world's fastest bass boats and go fishing... |
National Defense
October 2011
Eric Beidel |
New Aircraft Concept Promises More Speed, Endurance An engineer has designed a vertical take-off and landing aircraft that may be able to fly faster and farther than today's helicopters. |
Popular Mechanics
April 3, 2008
Brian Lisi |
Boeing Soars With First Fuel-Cell Plane Test, but Don't Count on Hydrogen Flights Soon The first-ever manned aircraft powered by a hydrogen fuel cell successfully completed a flight in Spain this year. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Wise & Sherman |
Salt Flat Dreams During Speed Week, grass-roots racers hit Utah's Bonneville salt flats, where land speed records are made to be broken... Behind the wheel of the Ecotec Lakester used during Speed Week... |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Jeff Wise |
Tech Watch: The Next Big Wing Boeing's new X-48B is aviation stripped down to the basics -- all wing, with no tail and no distinct fuselage. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Emily Masamitsu |
Tech Watch: Diesel Redefined This record-breaking diesel car went 350 mph for a mile, after being pushed from behind at 30 mph to hit first gear. |
Popular Mechanics
October 7, 2009
Tyghe Trimble |
The Backwater DIY Electric Boat Marathon The Wye Island Marathon is located on the east side of the Bay Bridge by St. Michael's, Maryland, where the Wye River meets the Chesapeake Bay. |
Car and Driver
April 2006
Larry Webster |
Road Test Review: 2006 Mosler MT900S After a five-year ordeal, Warren Mosler's $190,500 mid-engine, 405-hp dream car is ready for prime time. |
Popular Mechanics
October 1999
Rich Taylor |
Jets Vs. Props Here's how to choose the right kind of package boat power. |
AskMen.com
Steve Richer |
How To: Get A Private Pilot's License We are at a point now where human flight is open to just about everyone, even the likes of flyboys Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Accordingly, it's become painless for someone to get their private pilot's license. |
Outside
March 2009 |
America's Best Races Every year, thousands of Americans race. Very few of them win. All of them have a blast. Isn't it time you joined the party? |
Salon.com
December 13, 2001
Katharine Mieszkowski |
A no-fly zone for terrorism By taking pilots out of the loop, can software prevent planes from being used as bombs? |
Popular Mechanics
July 2003
Rich Taylor |
Balance Of Power How to choose the right engine for your boat. |
BusinessWeek
August 26, 2010
Teddy Wayne |
What's New for Weekend Warriors: Extreme Adventures Forget Pilates. Extreme challenges like Spartan Race are becoming the rage for young white-collar workers -- particularly those in finance. |
| AskMen.com |
Teamwork: Simon Sinek Don't forget to push yourself outside of your comfort zone. "It is that well-oiled machine that makes the pilots and the United States Air Force such a remarkable organization." |
