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September 2005
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White Rocket
How all U.S. Air Force pilots since 1968 have met their Mach.
The Rainmakers
Once a fire starts, these airplanes are the fastest way to slow it down. So why are they endangered?
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John Young, Spaceman
Sometimes an entire era is represented by a single career.
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Planes, Trains, and Waterfalls
A South African company revives a 1950s airliner and the lost art of elegant travel.
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The Short, Happy Life of the Prop-fan
Meet the engine that became embroiled in round one of Boeing v. Airbus, a fight fueled by the cost of oil
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When Stars Collide
Enter Einstein's grand construct of gravitational wonders, and do not attempt to adjust your television set.
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A Bell That Didn't Ring
Turns out that jets are like waffles: The U.S. Army Air Forces was tempted to throw its first one away.
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The French-Russian Connection
With Russian Yaks, a small group of French pilots fought like hell to drive the Germans out of the Soviet Union.