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The article discusses the restoration plans for aerospace manufacturers' Lockheed L1649A Startliner by airline company Deutsche Lufthansa. Topics include history of Startliners created by Lockheed since 1943, use of L1649A Startliner aircraft by Trans World Airlines and process of restoration of the aircraft. Comments of Bernhard Conrad, chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa Berlin Foundation are presented.

This article focuses on the experiences of pilots in flying antique airplanes. It includes the experiences of pilots Mark Holliday in flying a Fokker Dr.I triplane, Dan Taylor in flying a Curtiss Model D airplane, Karl Erickson in flying a 1910 Hanriot airplane, and Chuck Wentworth in flying a Fokker E.III monoplane.

In this article, the author describes his experience flying in a glider modeled after the one used by aviation pioneers Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright in the early 20th century. The author explains that the kit was constructed by replica-building group The Wright Experience. He also discusses the work of Kitty Hawk Kites Flight School in North Carolina, which instructs people on the use of the replica gliders.

The article features astronauts in the U.S. who are rediscovering the joys of flying airplanes. These include Leroy Chiao who flies Grumman AA-5B, Bill Anders who finds the North American P-51 fun to fly in formation, David Wolf who is flying Christen Eagle, and Tom Henricks who owns a restored Boeing PT-17 Stearman.

The article discusses The Lodi Rocket Rebels, a rocket club for high school students in New Jersey, and their participation in the 2011 Team America Rocketry Challenge. Topics discussed include rocket design, the perks of participating in competitions such as scholarships, and the challenges associated with competitions. Also discussed is the winning team of the competition.

The article reports on a ride in the Pacific Prowler, a B-25 bombing aircraft piloted by Jim Terry, a former U.S. Air Force major. Information is included on what the aircraft was used for and the history of why the bomber was created. The article looks at the role the aircraft played in World War II.

An article discussing the construction of a runway by U.S. airmen trapped in Yugoslavia during World War II is presented. The author explains the details of the time the American soldiers spent hiding in Romania, noting the hospitality shown to U.S. soldiers by the Chetnik villagers. The organization of the evacuation effort and the political relationship between Yougoslav liberation fighters Josip Tito and Draza Mihailovich are also addressed.

The article discusses the conservation efforts being carried out to preserve the wreckage of the experimental airship the USS Macon. Topics include the circumstances which led to the destruction of the airship off the coast of California, the exploratory mission carried out on the wreckage by the vessel Nautilus which is run by the Ocean Exploration Trust and the decomposition study of the wreckage carried out by marine archaeologist Megan Lickliter-Mundon.

Highlights the efforts of the Friends of Hammondsport to build a Glenn H. Curtiss Memorial Park along the shore of Keuka Lake in Hammondsport, New York. Accomplishments of airplane designer Glenn Hammond Curtiss; Award won by Curtiss for the plane June Bug; Cost of the land that the Friends of Hammondsport plans to transform into a memorial park.

Provides information on the lives of air show pilots Skip Stewart and Sean D. Tucker. Participation of Stewart in the AirFEST 2004 event in Janesville, Wisconsin; Factors which interest viewers in air shows; Challenges faced by Tucker before achieving his career as an air show pilot.

Presents information on how several U.S. military pilots survived after being shot down in war. Details of how Japanese soldiers treated U.S. pilot William E. Price during World War II; Percentage of U.S. prisoners of war who died in the Pacific; Aircraft used by Edward Izbicky when he was shot down during the Korean War.

Interviews several American aerospace celebrities about their first flight experience. Reminiscence of Scott Crossfield of the flight onboard an Eaglerock plane; Experience of a forced landing by Steve Lindbergh; Account of the first flight of General John R. Dailey.

Provides information on the pilots who started airplane tricks in the United States. Lincoln Beachy at the Niagara Falls; Richard Bong at the San Francisco's Golden Gate in California; Nikki Caplan at the Saint Louis arch.

Deals with the failed airplane designs in the years before the Wright brothers, according to the book `The Hulton Getty Picture Collection--Aviation: The Early Years,' by Peter Almond. Design of the airplane of inventor Horatio Phillips; Failure of the albatross design of French sea captain Jean-Marie Le Bris; Alleged flight of the Avion III aircraft of designer Clement Ader.

Reports on the use of weather balloons in meteorology. Number of locations for launching; Function of the radiosonde; Number of balloons launched by the United States National Weather Service a year.

Opinion. Describes the author's experience when building an ultralight airplane, as part of the course curriculum of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Adult Air Academy five day course. Information on the course; Details on some of the author's course mates; Guidelines on the construction of the ultralight airplane; Description of the course.

Focuses on the popularity of television news helicopters in New York City, New York. Features of the news helicopters; Reference to the competition which exist between television station to cover large news stories; Details on the competition as regards technology among the stations; Identification of television news stations with news helicopters.

Describes some of the work done by American pilots in Germany, after World War II. Listing of officers and their experiences in Germany; Information on some of the equipment used by German's armed force; Reference to articles written in the `Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society.'

Focuses on feud which existed between founders of aviation the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss. Circumstances surrounding why Wright verses Curtiss became know as the great patent war; Why the Wright brothers filed a law suit against Curtiss; What was the outcome of the law suit against Glenn Curtiss.

Narrates the author's experience regarding his setting an aviation record flying from New York to Massachusetts aboard a Cessna 152 airplane. Procedures from the National Aeronautic Association; Reasons why people want to set records.

Discusses a revival of the Golden Age of aviation, the 1920's and 30's. Role of World War II naval aviator, Bill Turner and of Herb Tischler in the revival.

The article focuses on Pan Am airplanes from air carrier company Pan American World Airways. It talks about the obsession of airline executive Anthony Toth for Pan Am 747 aircraft and states that he has been collecting Pan Am items such as uniforms, carts, dishes, silverware, and seats. Topics discussed are restoration of Pan Am 747, deregulation in the U.S. airline industry in the late 1970s, and setting of Boeing 747 aircraft's design inside Pan Am flight.

The article discusses the artwork of painter Princess Tarinan Von Anhalt, focusing on her use of commercial jet aircraft exhaust to create her artwork, which she calls "jet art." Other topics include the types of aircraft she has worked with including Gulfstreams, Cessnas, and Bombardiers, the methods she uses to create her artwork, and the cost of one of her paintings.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of building his own telescope.

The article focuses on the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's plan to donate extraneous equipment to government agencies, museums, universities, and schools. It states that equipment being donated includes an Apollo moonsuit, a 1/10th-scale of a Gemini space capsule, and the space shuttle orbiters. It mentions that organizations receiving equipment needs to pay for shipping and handling costs.

The article reviews the exhibition 'Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience, which includes information about the origins of "Star Trek" television series, costumes, and simulation of a starship bridge.

The article focuses on the Save the Chimps, a publicly finance sanctuary near Fort Pierce, Florida founded by biological anthropologist Carole Noon in 1997 which specializes in the care of chimpanzees rescued from research laboratories, pet trade and entertainment. Noon gained possession of some chimpanzees in the sanctuary after winning a 1997 lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force. The sanctuary expanded with the help from several animal rights supporters including astronaut Scott Carpenter.

The article discusses the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration's Full Scale Wind Tunnel, which was originally located at the Langley Research Center in Virginia, received the designation National Historic landmark and has been leased to Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia since 1985. The tunnel's capabilities and January 2010 demolition are discussed.

The article reports that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) paid Arnold Aviation of Cascade, Idaho $46,000 annually to deliver the mail. For 34 years Ray Arnold has patrolled 6,900 square miles of Idaho wilderness in his Cessna 185 airplane, delivering mail and supplies to as many as 100 customers in the summer and as few as 20 in the winter.

The article reports that an intellectual property attorney in New York, John Lane has reorganized the Wright v. Curtiss patent infringement case for a mock retrial in an inns of court. Attorneys for the Wright brothers, Melvin Garner and Robert Morgan, and Curtiss' attorneys, Gary Butter and Kevin Murphy, argued the definition of "aeroplane."

The article provides information on the Commemorative Air Force's (CAF) World War II fighter planes. A brief historical overview of the F-82 Twin Mustang, the only flyable aircraft which made a rough landing that damaged the landing gear and propeller is presented. It relates how the U.S. Air Force reacts when they heard about the swap of the Twin Mustang over the flayable P-38 in an agreement between CAF and Jim Fry.

The article features the airship Zeppelin NT (New Technology) in the U.S. and profiles entrepreneur Brian Hall. The Zeppelin NT uses triangular carbon-fiber trusses and floats with helium. It carries a dozen passengers and more like a tour boat that reached 1,000 feet. Hall who maintains the Zeppelin, became fascinated with old-time aviation as a kid. In the mid- 1990s, he learned that Zeppelin was starting to build the NT in Germany and decided to bring same business to the U.S.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences when he witness the cleaning of the aircraft carrier Intrepid at Pier 86 in Manhattan, New York.

Features George Aldrich, senior odor evaluator at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Number of objects that have rocketed into orbit under his approval; Use of mice in evaluating odors; Items sniffed by Aldrich during his 31 years on the job.

Relates the restoration of the Lockheed Electra airplane by Bill Taylor, a volunteer in New England Air Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2004. History of the airplane; Failure of the McGuire restoration project; Description of the interiors of the airplane.

Presents information on the creation of the Chinese Visual Flight Rules sectional charts. Description of the charts; Deficiencies found in the creation of China's charts according to George Sempeles, a senior aeronautical cartographer; Alternative resources for man-made obstructions data in China.

Focuses on the restoration of the de Havilland D.H. 106 Comet airplane featured at the Museum of Flight in Everett, Washington State. Investigation into the explosion of the aircraft; Characteristics of Comet like other pressurized aircraft; Aircraft design.

Highlights the preservation efforts for Art Deco building structure by the Port of New York and New Jersey. Historical significance of the structure; Design of the building; Criticism against the relocation of the building.

Reports on the restoration work for the Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, an amphibious aircraft used by the U.S. Navy during the World War II. Role of the aircraft during the World War II; Original design of the aircraft.

Features the Hudson Corridor, the famous flight path for private pilots in New York City. Illustration of the Hudson Corridor; Closure of the corridor to uncontrolled flights after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; Impact of the decision of the Federal Aviation Administration to close the corridor on air pilots.

Focuses on the incidence of airliners offloading drunk and disorderly passengers in Bangor International Airport in Maine. Comments from Jeff Russell, marketing manager for the airport; Why the airport is often chosen by airliners when unloading violent passengers; Background of the airport.

The article reports on the introduction of the Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act by Congressman Bill Posey of Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told the company Bigelow Aerospace that it is allowed to land an inflatable habitat on the moon in the future. The FAA also said that the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty requires nations to regulate commercial activities in space, but U.S. federal law lack such a framework.

The article reviews the DVD "The Rocketeer" starring Billy Campbell and Jennifer Connelly.

Focuses on the debut flight of the reproduction of Glenn Curtiss custom-built 1913 Model E-8 flying boat or aerial yacht. Reasons Curtiss' earliest machines were not preserved according to Kirk House, director of the Curtiss Museum in New York; Features of the original Curtiss' flying boat built for Jack Vilas; Comments by Gil Aschettini, volunteer builder of Model E, on the debut flight.

Presents information on satellites. Cost of the Bitsy model; Features of the model; Views of Tomas Svitek, Bitsy's program manager.

Comments on a business venture in which individuals can obtain their own personal satellites. Cost of the satellites; Details on the use and design of private satellites.

Reports on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) investigation of flight record falsification by flight inspectors. Falsification of type rating on pilot licenses; Removal of FAA personnel from certification assignments; Undermining of the FAA's integrity.

Informs about the discovery of the world's oldest hanger by the archaeologists, built by the Wright brothers on their flying field at Huffman Prairie outside Dayton, Ohio, near the Simms Station trolley stop. Note on historic features of the hanger; Excavation at the site of Wrights' flight operations.

Reports on the development of the idea for a flying machine by George Neumayr, a retired Bell Aircraft design engineer. Features of the machine.

Reports on plans to moor the helicopter carrier USS Guadalcanal to the pier of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York city. Lawrence Sowinski's research on the ship; Conversions in the ship.