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August 2014
Features
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America’s Next Spaceship
Designed to go where no man has gone before.
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Triple Threat: High, Hot and Heavy
An Army school in Colorado shows military pilots how to master the heights.
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Calamity on the Hogback
When shifting winds downed a helicopter.
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The Accidental Record Setter
How a moonlighting ferry pilot landed in the history books, and other trans-Pacific tales.
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Secrets of the Skunk Works
Exclusive photographs of once-classified inventions from Lockheed’s famous brain trust.
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When Slower Was Faster
The brains—and the physics—behind the 1955 Bendix win.
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Al Gore’s Satellite
It’s almost ready for launch—even if no one wants to take credit for its resurrection.
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Where to Buy a WWI Aeroplane
Just like the ones they used to fly in 1917—almost.
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Spotter’s Guide
Where to see a Jenny in flight
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Before the Fall
Jim Bede and the 1975 BD-5 Jet Team