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They called them 'Race Pilots' back then, but the expression had nothing to do with breaking speed barriers. Instead, fliers like William Powell broke racial barriers. Powell sought to expose [...]

Late in World War II, Lieutenant Robert Anspach was flying cover in his P-47 Thunderbolt for a group of B-26 Marauders near the Messerschmitt factory airfield at Lechfeld, Germany. From [...]

VISIONARIES INSIST WE'LL SOON BE HAILING SMALL JETS AND ZIPPING DIRECTLY TO OUR DESTINATIONS. WILL THE PLAN FLY? AT EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL University on Florida's east coast, neat young students wearing [...]

Working furiously for opposite sides as World War II approached, England's Frank Whittle and Germany's Hans von Ohain revolutionized aerial warfare - and aviation itself - with their rival inventions [...]

The article focuses on a new U.S. program for human space flight . The U.S. President, George W. Bush wants astronauts back on the moon by 2020 at the latest, and this time they're staying over. According to numerous space experts, NASA's best option for a moon mission and beyond is to revive ideas used in the Apollo missions of the 1960's and 1970's. Like the command and service modules, the crew exploration vehicle (CEV) would be launched into low-Earth orbit on top of a rocket, and at the end of the mission the remaining section of it would re-enter Earth's atmosphere and splash down into the ocean. INSET: BLAST FROM THE PAST.

Focuses on the development of a jet engine that will allow airplanes to travel at supersonic speed without the necessary noise. Conical shock waves formed by an aircraft; Aircraft companies that are planning to build smaller supersonic jets; Factors that triggered the interest in smaller jets.

Reports on the development of airships as of January 6, 2001. Details of the Sky Catamaran, which is a hybrid air vehicle made by Advanced Technologies Group; History of airships, including several crashes such as Zeppelin's Hindenburg accident in 1937; Design of the airships, including cheaper costs and faster flying ability.

Reports on the development of a satellite able to repair other malfunctioning satellites. Development of the satellites by AeroAstro and Space Machine Advisors; Importance of satellites to communications; Use of diagnostic equipment by the satellite to examine other satellites.

Thursday evening. In New York City they call it 'the new Friday,' meaning the night when everyone gets an early start on the weekend. Jeffrey Jacobs sets up his 8-inch [...]

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.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Revealing our cycling solution" by Gill Lawler in the January 2017 issue, "Star letter" by Glenn Thwaites in the December 2016 issue, and "Great escape" by Sam Johnson in the January 2017 issue.

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 U.S. military efforts, following World War II, to uncover the aviation technology behind the Messerschmitt Me-262, the first-ever jet-propelled fighter airplane. The effort to repair and fly the remaining Me-262s in Germany, led by Colonel Harold Watson and assisted by Lieutenant Robert Strobell and Lieutenant Robert Anspach, is discussed in detail.

The article focuses on the role of economy of Angola towards growing sustainable aquaculture. Topics discussed include importation of food requirements, increase in the domestic fish supply, improvements in the food and nutrition security; benefits of marine aquaculture development, decrease in the aquaculture production, planning for sustainable aquaculture projects, increase in the area of high water quality and role of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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.

Outlines the plans of the power countries such as China, France, 0Russia and the United States to send men and women into space aboard their own home-built transports. Information on the role of China in launching manned spacecraft; Description of the X-ray Multimirror Mission, a research satellite for the European Space Agency; Failures of some space agencies in power nations.

The article informs that in the ultimate flight simulation, everything's real but the view from the cockpit. This is NASA's Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS), a technology designed to fundamentally change how people look at the world. Electronic screens such as head-up displays, a transparent panel mounted in front of the windscreen that allows pilots to see their instruments while keeping an eye on goings-on in the real world, have been around for years. SVS, however, dispenses with the real entirely. Instead it shows the pilot a highly detailed simulation of the world outside created by fusing real-time images from radar, infrared sensors and a huge 3D digital map. With this system, clouds and thunderstorms melt away. Night becomes day. Every twist and turn of a flight, and every potential hazard, can be pointed out in big, red, flashing letters.