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Dream it, fly it: These airplanes always make the cut

What was the first airplane you wanted to fly? For me, it was the J-3 Cub. I was 4 years old and at a birthday party at the San Carlos Airport in California. One of the adult guests brought his J-3 ...
CNN

The best passenger airplanes of all time — ranked by CNN’s top aviation expert

He’s been reporting on aviation for CNN for 25 years, but he’s spent a lifetime as an avgeek — a lover of all things aviation. There are few airplanes CNN anchor Richard Quest hasn’t set foot on, ...
CNN

AI is learning to fly airplanes — and aviation is starting to embrace it

The small Cessna Caravan accelerates down the runway and climbs into the air, all while the pilot beside me keeps his hands off the controls. “Let’s see those jazz hands,” jokes Tim Burns, chief ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Beat the Winter Blues by Learning How to Fly Smithsonian Paper Airplanes With Your Kids

This illustration features three of the paper airplanes based on planes in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum's collections. Smithsonian Books Looking for ways to keep the family ...