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March 2008
Features
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Best of the Battle of Britain
In this corner, the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire; across the ring, the Hawker Hurricane. Which is the more valuable restoration?
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The Search for Steve Fossett
One tough job for the U.S. Civil Air Patrol.
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Who Says a Jet Can't Be Cheap?
Gerry Merrill says he can build you one for $150,000
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High Fashion
Space tourists, dressed to thrill.
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America the Cruisable
The seaplane Glenn Curtiss designed in 1914 may have had trouble on the ocean, but its reproduction is delighting a whole town on a lake.
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Satellite Smashers
Space-faring nations: Clean up low Earth orbit or you're grounded.
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Ed Maloney's Mission
The man behind, beside, and all over, the Planes of Fame Air Museum.
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Air America's Black Helicopter
The secret aircraft that helped the CIA tap phones in North Vietnam
Departments
Above & Beyond
Above & Beyond: Wings? Frail. Engine? Weak. Fly? Let's.
Above & Beyond: Wings? Frail. Engine? Weak. Fly? Let's.
Moments and Milestones
Moments and Milestones: The Unknown Aeronaut
Moments and Milestones: The Unknown Aeronaut