Explore how aircraft revolutionized aviation and warfare. 

From the record-breaking Hughes H-1 racer, to the first one-day transcontinental flight, to the impact of military aircraft like the F-15 Eagle and the Predator drone, dive into innovations that changed aviation history. This issue also highlights the legacy of FedEx founder Fred Smith, the invention of chaff in World War II, and the surprising history of soda in space.

Articles

A grainy, green-tinted, circular view through a night vision scope shows a helicopter flying over a dark landscape at night.

After a Tragedy in 2002, Special Forces Soldiers Learned That Armed Drones Are a Combat Necessity

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A photo collage consists of three black-and-white images taken in World War II: an airplane flying at high altitude, a man sitting inside the cabin of a bomber, and a large-dish ground radar.

Fred Whipple Figured Out How to Hide Airplanes From Enemy Radar

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A white woman in her 30s sits on the concrete in front of a space shuttle configured for launch. Pointing to the sky, the shuttle is attached to a large fuel tank and two rocket boosters.

A New Book Explains the Delay in Hiring Women as Astronauts

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A composite image showing the rear view of a grey biplane on an airfield, with a vintage map of the United States layered over the background.

This Daring 1924 Flight Was a Race Against the Sun

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Middle-aged man sits in cockpit of a vintage jet.

On the Road in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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Two soda cans are suspended against a dark background. One can, with a red, white, and blue Pepsi logo, has a white plastic cap. The other can has a red and white Coke logo.

The World is Still Waiting for the Great Space Cola

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    A cover of Air & Space Quarterly magazine with helicopter flying and a mountainous landscape behind it. The headline reads "Training Day."

    Spring 2026

    A cover of a magazine shows people in the 1920s in dresses and suits standing under an airplane with three propellers. There are suitcases at their feet. The photo has been colorized in a way that signals its old. A text overlay over the top reads "Air & Space Quarterly" and "Carrying a Nation's Dreams."

    Winter 2026

    A magazine cover showing a shiny airplane with the text "Hughes' Muse" evident.

    Fall 2025

    A magazine cover showing a large airplane in the air, with the text "Farewell to a Legned" over top.

    Summer 2025

    The cover of Air & Space Quarterly shows a historic biplane flying over a forest, it's propellor spinning rapidly in a blur.

    Spring 2025

    A magazine cover with a large white plane on it and stardust background.

    Winter 2025

    The cover of Air & Space Quarterly magazine with the text "The Salvage Debate" over an image of a submerged aircraft and a diver behind it.

    Fall 2024

    A cover of Air & Space Quarterly magazine, featuring the Blue Angels and the text "Dancing on Air."

    Summer 2024

    Two balloons light up against the dawn sky. Text reads "Up, up, and away".

    Spring 2024

    "Last Call Chance at Reno" plane landing with mountains in the back.

    Winter 2024

    A airship flys through the clouds.

    Fall 2023

    Cover of Air and Space Quarterly Summer 2023 Issue

    Summer 2023

    Back Issues
    Three magazine covers featuring an F-4 Phantom and pilot on a runway.

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