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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.   |
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
February 2008
Jeff Wise |
Super Boats: 5 New Designs Go Fast, Far--Even Fly! (With Videos) Shape Shifter Proteus... Sailing on Stilts with the Bladerider X8... Funneling Foam on the M Ship M40 Sportfisher... Over and Under aboard the Innespace Seabreacher... |
Popular Mechanics
October 1999
Rich Taylor |
Jets Vs. Props Here's how to choose the right kind of package boat power. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2002
Cliff Gromer |
A Real Boat And A Rocket Ship Yamaha's new GP1300R 2-seater muscle PWC is touted as the fastest and most powerful model in its class. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2002
Rich Taylor |
100MPH! We take seven of the world's fastest bass boats and go fishing... |
Popular Mechanics
October 2003
Rich Taylor |
Bass Boat Alternatives A sterndrive bass boat turns heads on the water. This is a package that makes a lot of sense.A sterndrive bass boat turns heads on the water. This is a package that makes a lot of sense. |
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? |
Aviation History
July 2005
H. Paul Brehm |
Navy Helldivers Strike Hyuga A raid on the Japanese battleship-carrier Hyuga was an arduous task for fliers of Air Group 87 from USS Ticonderoga. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2004
Cliff Gromer |
Wave Warrior With its military genes, the Zodiac CZ7 is touted as the ultimate go-anywhere adventure boat. |
Financial Advisor
May 2007
Karen DeMasters |
Flying High A hang gliding financial advisor lives life the way he tells clients to: follow your dream. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2006
Glenn Law |
So You Want to Buy a Boat The top performers and the coolest gear in boating's most popular classes to maximize your fun afloat. |
Boating
November 2005
Eric Colby |
The Boat Doctor Q The twin 225-hp Yamahas on my Pursuit 2870WA won't hold full throttle at 5400 rpm... Q My Mariah 202 Shabah powered by a MerCruiser 5.7L Alpha has 285 hours on it... Whenever my 1999 Sea Ray 270's fuel gauge registers below two-thirds, I can add about 5 to 10 gallons... etc. |
Boating
July 2008
Eric Colby |
Cigarette 49 Grand Sport With a pair of Mercury Racing HP 850 SCi Dry Sump Six engine/drive packages, Cigarette Racing Team's 49 Grand Sport will be the boat of choice for many players at poker runs. |
Aviation History
C.V. Glines |
World's First Winged Airline Scheduled service on the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line in the winter of 1914 treated a passenger or two to a wooden seat, fresh Florida air -- and salt spray in the face. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2002 |
U.S.-To-Bermuda Record Breaker A Renaissance Prowler 306, powered by twin V6 Honda BF225 4-stroke outboards, sets a new record in the Bermuda Challenge. |
Boating
March 2008
Jeff Hemel |
Packing on the Pounds Slow? Sloppy? Sluggish? Maybe your boat should go on a diet. |
Boating
October 2008
Kevin Falvey |
Formula 270 BR A long list of highlights are what make the 270 Bowrider so pleasurable to own. |
Aviation History
Henry S. Bunting |
Eyewitness to Octave Chanute's Secretive Flights A young reporter for the Chicago Tribune got a scoop on early aviation experiments by trudging through Indiana sand dunes in 1896. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2007
Anthony Colozza |
Fly Like A Bird Flapping wings could revolutionize aircraft design. |
Boating
February 2008
Lenny Rudow |
McKee Craft 28 Express Big Love. Our long-term relationship. |
Popular Mechanics
May 1998
Jim Gorant |
Battle of The Cats The versatility and variety of catamarans ensure a purr-fect boating experience... |
Wired
March 2003
Carl Hoffman |
Cheating Death The water speed record hasn't been broken in 25 years -- in fact, it's taken the life of just about everyone who's tried. Now two next-gen rocket jockeys are taking on the old guard. |
Outside
June 2010
Thayer Walker |
First Draft Paragliding trips in the Indian Himalayas are deadly, unpredictable... and one of the greatest thrills on earth. |
Boating
December 2008
Kevin Falvey |
2008 Boat of the Year Chaparral 400 Premiere Born Leader Megastar in the Making. |
Boating
August 2005 |
Project Boat Blog A year's worth of inside information on the publication's summer project boats: The Robalo R260... The SeaStrike 240 CC. |
Boating
June 2007
Eric Colby |
Fountain 35 Smart weapon: ignition, lift off. Anyone with some go-fast performance could run this boat right up to 90 mph. The boat feels solid and stable. |
Entrepreneur
April 2006
Robert Kiyosaki |
The Sky's the Limit Flying into the wind, entrepreneurs climb to great heights. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2006
Josh Harkinson |
What Went Wrong: Lake George Disaster When 47 senior citizens boarded the Ethan Allen in upstate New York, the afternoon was ideal for a boat tour. An unstable vessel and an ill-timed wake caused it to end in tragedy. |
Boating
May 2008
Eric Colby |
Marquis 50 Sport Coupe Marquis Yachts' new 50 Sport Coupe delivers comfort in a slickly styled package, but it also has triple Volvo Penta IPS 600s that push it to a speed of 42.8 mph. |
Boating
December 2007
Kevin Falvey |
Cobalt Yachts 46 The Cobalt Yachts 46's function, elegance, and top engineering -- a Cummins MerCruiser's Zeus propulsion system, for instance -- are linked. Each element isn't just the result of the others but, in fact, allows the others to flourish. |
Boating
April 2008
Lenny Rudow |
Century 2102 The Century 2102 Inshore is a bay boat that's efficient and fast, fishes hard, and handles tougher conditions than an average bay boat. |
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
August 2005 |
Volvo Open 70 Offshore Racer High-tech on the high seas: The round-the-globe Volvo Open ocean race pits the world's most advanced sailboats against the world's worst weather -- gale-force storms, mountainous seas and sweltering doldrums. |
Boating
December 2005 |
Boat Of The Year! The Intrepid 475 delivers an unparalleled combination of speed, efficiency, seakeeping, and ride quality. |
Boating
August 2003 |
5 Alive The bay boat is as versatile a vessel as you'll find in the fishing world, a fantastic compromise that lets you hunt in the shallows and, conditions permitting, go outside the inlet. Five of the most versatile platforms fight for your fish. |
Boating
March 2007
Phil Scott |
How Does it Feel to Be... We tracked down 10 people who lived through the boating community's good and the bad: Bitten by a shark... A Weeki Wachee mermaid... On a life raft after your boat has sunk... etc. |
Boating
May 2006
Kevin Falvey |
Cobalt 343 Concept Boat Being the fastest kid on the dock doesn't necessarily mean you're the coolest. That takes something more, something unique, which is where this boat comes in. |
Boating
August 2006
Eric Colby |
Lazzara 74 This power yacht is so quiet in the salon, she'll hear you whisper those sweet nothings. It's loaded with such big-boat features as an individually engineered fire system, zoned circuit breakers, and closed-circuit cameras. Nimble for a big boat. |
Wired
October 2002
Carl Hoffman |
Billionaire Boys Cup High tech hits the high seas in a windblown battle between Craig McCaw and Larry Ellison. The author sets sail with Team OneWorld in the race to take back the America's Cup. |
Boating
March 2006 |
Glacier Bay 2665 Canyon Runner Proof Positive: Play these Numbers and Win! This is the smoothest riding 26' project boat ever with the biggest fishbox ever. |
Boating
October 2006
Eric Colby |
Azimut 43 There aren't many other European boats in this size range. This yacht feels bigger than it is. |
Boating
April 2008
Kevin Falvey |
Intrepid 430 Sport Yacht The 430 Sport Yacht takes full advantage of having motors outside the boat with its master cabin, large head, and massive stowage and service access. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000 |
Deep Freeze Why put time and money into a boat that you're not going to use for six months? That's an all-too-common attitude when it comes to winterizing chores. Big mistake. Winter weather can wreak havoc (cracked blocks, corrosion, etc.) on a boat that's not prepared for hibernation... |
Boating
April 2008
Lenny Ruddow |
Sea Cat 227 Cuddy There are only a few cats in this size range that offer cabins. And like the ride, the cabin on the Sea Cat 227 Cuddy makes you think you're on a larger boat. |
High on Adventure
December 2008
Giordano & Rosen |
One Day in and Around Houston, Texas. Houston has many things to offer visitors such as multicultural markets, diverse houses of worship, the Houston Polo Club, Space Center Houston, tours of arboretums, bayous and swamps, upscale shopping and more. |
Boating
Kevin Falvey |
War Babies Want a boat built to military specs? No problem -- except for the rocket launchers. |
Boating
Kevin Falvey |
Everglades 350 EX Inherit the sea near, far, wherever you are. |
Boating
March 2008
Pete Mcdonald |
Trophy 2503 Center Console Trophy makes a lot of aspects of owning and operating the 2503 easy. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
