From the decks of World War II aircraft carriers to today's airshow circuit-the journey of a Royal Australian Navy Fairey Firefly.
When your batteries are dead and solar power is only a distant memory, you're going to need something else in your power pack.
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The systems that cool the threat from heat-seeking missiles
Fifty years ago, North Korea's secret allies plotted to heist from the United States a North American F-86.
An artist's impression of Europe's largest airshow.
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"Uh oh. Why is this piston rod left over?" Meet the pilots who are gutsy enough to fly freshly restored airplanes
The weapon system that could have made the enemy die laughing
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In the evolution of the airplane, Darwinian principles have applied unevenly
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Finding another Earth may be easier than the Kepler project's long quest for funding.
The Scud missiles causing so much anxiety in the world today are Soviet designs that originated in a weapon developed by the Nazis.
No airplane in the world could outshine Howard Hughes' H-1 Racer--until Jim Wright built a copy of it.
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What to see, where to eat, who to talk to, and how to make the most of the great big airshow in the quiet little town.
Target: Soviet weapons plant. Mission: Low-altitude bombing. Payload: Nuclear. Problem: Getting back.
An Air & Space/Smithsonian guide to a centennial's worth of fun and flying.
You wouldn't have wanted to be along on most of them.
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Machines alone could not have pushed the airplane forward
When's the last time you caught a ride in an autogiro?
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The inventions, institutions, gadgets, and lucky breaks that have shaped the story of the airplane
When a private collection of Wright Company papers went public, we discovered that many of our notions about the Wrights' business practices were wrong.
The airplane debuted to rave reviews.
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