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Salon.com
July 14, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Robbery at 30,000 feet Adventures in real-life airplane stickups. (And you thought hijacking hardly happened anymore.)   |
Salon.com
November 16, 2001
P. Smith |
Turbulence can kill Investigators are suggesting that Flight 587 may have become fatally entwined in the jet wake of another plane. Stranger things have happened... |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Jim Gorman |
'We don't have any engines' Two joyriding pilots took a jet to its 41,000-ft. ceiling -- and paid for the stunt with their lives. PM investigates the crash of Flight 3701. |
Salon.com
November 13, 2001
Damien Cave |
"It couldn't have come at a worse time" Former Transportation Secretary Sam Skinner explains how the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 will affect the air travel industry... |
Popular Mechanics
June 1, 2009
Mark Huber |
Air France Mystery: Was Lightning to Blame? Aviation experts agree that it is highly unlikely that lightning alone caused the crash of Air France Flight 447 earlier today. |
Salon.com
March 8, 2002
P. Smith |
How safe is your airplane? After the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, some pilots requested that all Airbus A300 planes be grounded. But they're still aloft... |
Popular Mechanics
June 11, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
World's Priciest Stealth Plane Takes First Run to Vertical Landing Needing a boost after a negative report leak, Lockheed Martin tested a prototype of its latest Joint Strike Fighter for the Marines today -- a supersonic F-35 that lands like a chopper and thinks like a pilot. |
Popular Mechanics
June 26, 2009
Mark Huber |
Air France 447: New Questions About Instruments, Composite Tail The flight computers and the crew may have been able to inadvertently fly the aircraft beyond its structural design limits, triggering an in-flight break-up. |
Salon.com
November 14, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Was Senator Paul Wellstone's death murder? Patrick Smith looks at the "evidence." |
Salon.com
December 13, 2001
Katharine Mieszkowski |
A no-fly zone for terrorism By taking pilots out of the loop, can software prevent planes from being used as bombs? |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2008
Tekla S. Perry |
Airlines: Got Fuel? Airlines are now putting the minimum amount of fuel in planes necessary to reach their destination, but are they underestimating the amount they need? |
Salon.com
August 23, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot How hard is it fly an airliner? And why can't I keep my tray table down during takeoff? |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007
David Noland |
10 Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation Here are eight crashes and two emergency landings whose influence is felt -- for the good -- each time you step on a plane. |
Salon.com
October 6, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Look out below! Luckless birds, wayward engine pieces and frozen aircraft stowaways are plummeting from the sky... |
Salon.com
July 15, 2000
Phaedra Hise |
JFK Jr.'s fatal mistakes The final report on Kennedy's crash reveals a series of decisions that led him on a spiral crash course one year ago. |
National Defense
October 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Fear of Crashes Keeping Drones out of U.S. Airspace The senior director of unmanned aircraft systems and control technologies at Rockwell Collins, Vos and other industry representatives are advocating a push for the development of automation technologies that will make it possible for piloted aircraft and drones to fly safely in the same airspace. |
BusinessWeek
June 5, 2006
Christopher Palmeri |
How Safe Are the Chartered Skies? It may seem as if more rented planes are crashing, but in fact they've gotten safer. An expert tells how to choose a charter aircraft outfit. |
AskMen.com
Steve Richer |
How To: Get A Private Pilot's License We are at a point now where human flight is open to just about everyone, even the likes of flyboys Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Accordingly, it's become painless for someone to get their private pilot's license. |
Salon.com
August 9, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot When airplanes collide, who is responsible? Are we doing enough to prevent such disasters? |
Fast Company
November 2003
Scott Kirsner |
Some Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines They won't end up in every garage, but a new generation of low-cost "personal" jets could really take off. Tiny Adam Aircraft is racing to be first on the runway. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jeff Wise |
How Plane Crash Forensics Lead to Safer Aviation After each plane crash, investigators study the wreckage, analyze flight data and examine clues regarding flight conditions. Once they have determined a cause, they often help create recommendations that prevent the problem from recurring. |
Inc.
November 2003
Robert X. Cringely |
Flight Club Forget the company car. Getting around is faster -- and less expensive than you may think -- in a private plane. |
National Defense
February 2008
David A. Deptula |
Unmanned Aircraft Not Just for Combat The speed with which unmanned aircraft capabilities have advanced in recent years has been astonishing. |
Salon.com
June 28, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do pilots sweat bullets during wind-whipped landings? And why are those darn windows so small? |
Salon.com
July 18, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do airlines cut down the flow of oxygen in the cabin to save fuel? Can wind shear rip off a plane's wing? |
National Defense
April 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Army Slow To Adapt Fly-by-Wire Controls for Helicopters Fly-by-wire technology has long been credited for enabling military fighter jets to maneuver through the air. The technology displaces the pilot's mechanical linkages to the flight control surfaces with wires, which will allow a digital signal to "drive" the helicopter. |
Popular Mechanics
September 4, 2008
Barbara S. Peterson |
McCain and Palin Chart Separate Course From Obama on Aviation From jump starting an air traffic control bill to dealing with job cuts due to higher fuel costs, experts break down how Obama and McCain would try to modernize the FAA and get families home for the holidays on time. |
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Teamwork: Simon Sinek Don't forget to push yourself outside of your comfort zone. "It is that well-oiled machine that makes the pilots and the United States Air Force such a remarkable organization." |
Popular Mechanics
August 7, 2009
Michael Belfiore |
The Truth About Airplane Turbulence If you're like some of the 26 injured passengers on Continental Airlines Flight 128 last Monday (or the two people on Delta Airlines Flight 2871 last Tuesday) and you're not buckled in during turbulence, you could meet the ceiling with unpleasant results. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2007
Arianne Cohen |
Anatomy of a Plane Crash: Behind the Scenes with the NTSB A crash detective's mission: to save lives, one hard-earned lesson at a time. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2007
Barbara S. Peterson |
End of Flight Delays? FAA's GPS Fix Could Bust Sky Gridlock The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been quietly using Alaska as a testbed for technologies that could radically transform the nation's antiquated air traffic control (ATC) system from ground-based radar to space-based GPS. |
Salon.com
October 25, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Flying Beech 99's, ogling Gulf Air's stunning stewardesses and other career highlights. Plus: What are the scariest airports? |
Salon.com
August 2, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Can it really get too hot to fly? And what was it like to be in the air on Sept. 11? |
Popular Mechanics
December 2009
Jeff Wise |
The Tech That Makes New Airplanes and Runways Safer The plane, the runway, the airport, the technology are all examined here |
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson |
No Further Funding for DHS Shoulder-Fired Missile Program The Obama administration in its 2010 budget has not requested further funding to test a controversial program to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles. |
Salon.com
June 30, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
The ferret in first class It's a zoo up there! You never know what hairy critter you might meet on your next flight. |
Wired
July 2005
Ron Berler |
Saving the Pentagon's Killer Chopper-Plane 22 years. $16 billion. 30 deaths. The V-22 Osprey has been an R&D nightmare. But now the dream of a tilt-rotor troop transport could finally come true. |
Salon.com
September 27, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot How could a pilot not be trained for fog landings? And how is "Jet Smarter" author Diana Fairechild like Ralph Nader with a tray of peanuts? |
National Defense
July 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Technologies Ease Burden on Pilots, Maintainers The F-35 Lighting II is being equipped with some of the latest technologies that will automate the duties of both pilots and maintenance crews. |
Fast Company
September 2003
Alison Overholt |
What's Up With Those Orange Batons? One airport mystery explained. |
Salon.com
December 19, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Were United's pilots to blame for the airline's failure? And: How worried should we be about the specter of shoulder-launched missiles taking down a domestic jet? |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2010
Krishna M. Kavi |
Beyond the Black Box Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground |
Salon.com
July 26, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Do seat cushions actually save lives? And why don't U.S. airlines fly to Africa? |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2010
Lawrence & Jenney |
The Fastest Helicopter on Earth Sikorsky aims to break the helicopter speed record |
National Defense
December 2005
Sandra I. Erwin |
Air Force Revisiting Requirements for Pilot Training Senior U.S. Air Force officials are debating whether a planned drawdown of the service's aircraft fleet should be matched by cutbacks to the number of pilots that are recruited and trained. |
National Defense
September 2005
Robert H. Williams |
Simulator Plays Through Plane's On-Board Systems An embedded combat training simulation system offers simulated flight scenarios through onboard multi-function and heads-up displays. |
Popular Mechanics
November 23, 2009
Matt Molnar |
Airbus A380 Completes First Commercial Europe-U.S. Flight Air France on Friday became the first European airline to operate the double-decker Airbus A380 in commercial service, completing its inaugural flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2011
Philip E. Ross |
When Will We Have Unmanned Commercial Airliners? Unmanned planes dominate the battlefield, yet airliners still have pilot - -and copilots. |
Aviation History
September 2005
David H. Grover |
Harrowing 1927 California to Hawaii Flight The accomplishments of two pioneering civilians -- Emory Bronte and Ernie Smith -- who piloted a Travel Air across the Pacific in 1927 have been largely overlooked. |
