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September 2019
Features
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Sea Fury Dynasty
The one-time fastest piston-powered fighter is the center of a family tradition.
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Which of These Will Win Your Vote for Airplane of the Year?
Behind every vintage airplane is a story. Pick your favorite and cast your ballot until September 14.
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Move It!
The many missions and sometimes startling cargo of the CH-47 Chinook.
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How to Measure a Planet
Tracking the effects of global change, down to the millimeter.
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The Czech Knife
Battling for Israel, volunteers fought in an aircraft that should have been grounded.
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Return of the Black Arrow
It was Britain’s one shot at a nuclear missile. It’s inspiring a new shot at a future in space.
Departments
Lost and Almost Found
The team looking for the sunken wreck of the Samoan Clipper is not giving up.
My Trips to the Moon
Sure, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Mike Collins did it better. But I did it first.
Night Moves
One of the world’s most successful airliners makes a short trip to a temporary home.
Satellite Antennas Inspired by Origami
At Florida International University, students help invent a new kind of communications device.
Against All Odds
A new book recounts John Chapman’s one-man stand against enemy forces on a snow-covered mountain in Afghanistan.