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Wired
September 2003
Michael Abrams |
Wingman Want to soar like an eagle? Then go with a parasail or a hang glider. But for those who dream of screaming through the air like a superhero, there's the Skyray - a solid, triangular, carbon-fiber contraption that lets skydivers shoot above the clouds at 186 mph for two exhilarating minutes. |
Salon.com
June 28, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do pilots sweat bullets during wind-whipped landings? And why are those darn windows so small? |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2007
Anthony Colozza |
Fly Like A Bird Flapping wings could revolutionize aircraft design. |
Aviation History
Nick D'Alto |
Victorian Dreams of Flight In the 1840s, British aeronautical pioneers envisioned a world where air travel would connect people around the globe. |
Scientific American
January 16, 2006
Sarah Todd Davidson |
Pumped-Up Performance Engineers report that it is just a matter of a few tweaks over the next year before inflatable aircraft or inflatable wings on otherwise normal airplanes will be operational. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
Davin Coburn |
Canyon Riders Want to make the hawks jealous? All you need for aerotrekking are canyons, empty airspace and some high-flying ultralights. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
Aviation History
Ross Smyth |
Lindbergh of Canada: The Erroll Boyd Story When Erroll Boyd made his flight to London in 1930, he was the first to cross the North Atlantic outside the summer season. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jeff Wise |
The Tech That Makes New Airplanes and Runways Safer The plane, the runway, the airport, the technology are all examined here |
Popular Mechanics
March 19, 2009
Kim Grzybala |
Have Our Flying Car Dreams Come True? Yesterday, Terrafugia, Inc. announced its spot in flying car history -- a proof-of-concept, road-ready aircraft's successful test flight. Could this be the start of a new era? |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2005
Rafal Zbikowski |
Fly like a Fly The common housefly executes exquisitely precise and complex aerobatics with less computational might than an electric toaster. Several groups have succeeded in building electronic sensors that mimic the fly's vision and other flight control apparatus. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2011
James Turner |
Balloon-Borne Photography Get a bird's-eye view on a budget |
Salon.com
September 13, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Can an airliner get a speeding ticket? And, isn't it a bad thing when an engine bursts into flame? |
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. |
Salon.com
November 14, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Was Senator Paul Wellstone's death murder? Patrick Smith looks at the "evidence." |
AskMen.com
Steve Richer |
How To: Go Skydiving So bear-baiting and nude rodeo are too tame for you now? What you need is to step it up a notch and try skydiving. After all, you've seen Point Break, Drop Zone and Terminal Velocity, and it didn't seem so hard. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Robert Wood |
Fly, Robot Fly Whether as rescue robot or flying spy, this micro-aerial vehicle could change how we look at the common housefly |
Popular Mechanics
October 15, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Balloon Rescue 101: Airborne Lessons From A "Missing" Boy The recent case of the missing balloon boy highlights many difficulties of successfully rescuing balloonists. |
Technology Research News
February 12, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Butterflies offer lessons for robots Researchers from Oxford University in England have devised a method of studying the way butterflies fly, and their initial results show that the insects have many more tricks of flight than they get credit for. |
DailyCandy
October 16, 2004 |
Travel: You So Fly Ready to earn your wings? Take an introductory flight with a certificated instructor at your local flight school or airport; then follow the AOPA's tips for getting started. |
BusinessWeek
June 5, 2006
Christopher Palmeri |
Snarl In The Sky Private jet traffic is creating commercial flight delays, safety concerns, and calls for small planes to pay more into the system. |
BusinessWeek
September 9, 2010
Credeur & Schlangenstein |
Tiny Regional Jets Fly Toward the Scrap Heap The 50-seat planes were popular when fuel was cheaper, but they don't suit today's economics |
