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Popular Mechanics
July 2, 2008
David Noland |
Could One Email Have Stopped a $1.4B Stealth Bomber Crash? The spectacular crash of a B-2 stealth bomber in February could have been prevented by a simple, unofficial "bootleg" maintenance procedure that some ground crews have used for years.   |
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. |
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 |
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... |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
3 Questions for a Real F-35 Test Pilot Test pilot Jon Beesley has ridden in history's cockpit. Having flown in the development phase of every operational U.S. stealth aircraft. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006
Eric Sofge |
Coming Soon: Boeing's Radical New 787 Dreamliner With the new 787, Boeing radically rethinks commercial aircraft design. |
Salon.com
November 14, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Was Senator Paul Wellstone's death murder? Patrick Smith looks at the "evidence." |
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 |
National Defense
March 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Taking 'Heads-Up' Displays to the Next Level Scientists are developing technologies to give aviators better in-flight information on wearable displays that untether them from stationary screens. |
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... |
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? |
Salon.com
September 13, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot Can an airliner get a speeding ticket? And, isn't it a bad thing when an engine bursts into flame? |
Popular Mechanics
July 2006
Jeff Wise |
Flying Off The Drawing Board New technology is poised to transform aviation, finally making Personal Air Vehicles possible. |
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? |
| AskMen.com |
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." |
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. |
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? |
Salon.com
September 6, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot What are the 10 worst airline crashes of all time? |
Outside
September 2005
Brad Wetzler |
Get Your Props Widen the horizons of adventure by taking the controls and becoming a pilot |
Salon.com
November 22, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot The science of weighing airplanes. And, how many things can go wrong with a jet before it's not allowed to fly? |
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. |
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
October 3, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Ask the pilot By popular demand: The full, unexpurgated story of what happens when dry ice is mixed with blue toilet acid at 33,000 feet. |
Salon.com
July 12, 2002
Patrick Smith |
Up, locked, and loaded Should guns be allowed in the cockpit? Possibly, says Salon's aviation expert, but not at the expense of other solutions to air terror. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2008
Susan Karlin |
James Brown: Above & Beyond This experimental test pilots are aviators trained in engineering and can convey problems and improvements for plane development. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2010
Joe Pappalardo |
How UAVs Will Replace the Air Force's Current Fleet The Air Force Research Laboratory is spending $49 million over the next four years to create a system that will allow UAVs to autonomously refuel in the air. |
Salon.com
July 31, 2000
Elliott Neal Hester |
Coping after the Concorde disaster Consoling odds: Your chances of dying in a domestic plane crash are still less than one in a million. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2004 |
New battery for B-2 bomber increases power fivefold The improved design also boasts better high- and low-temperature performance, and needs less maintenance. Pilots have been flight-testing the design since June, and have logged more than 700 hours of test time. |
