History Net: Where History Comes Alive - World & US History Online » Aviation History http://www.historynet.com From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Table of Contents—July 2013 Aviation History http://www.historynet.com/table-of-contents-july-2013-aviation-history.htm http://www.historynet.com/table-of-contents-july-2013-aviation-history.htm#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:35:44 +0000 rvance http://www.historynet.com/?p=13688375 http://www.historynet.com/table-of-contents-july-2013-aviation-history.htm/feed 0 Worth the price tag? http://www.historynet.com/worth-the-price-tag.htm http://www.historynet.com/worth-the-price-tag.htm#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 19:31:48 +0000 rvance http://www.historynet.com/?p=13688374 Aviation History Reader Poll

At an estimated cost of $135 million per airplane, Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive weapons program in U.S. history. When the fighter finally becomes fully operational, will it be …

]]> http://www.historynet.com/worth-the-price-tag.htm/feed 0 The Dambusters http://www.historynet.com/the-dambusters-3.htm http://www.historynet.com/the-dambusters-3.htm#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:42:24 +0000 mbartels http://www.historynet.com/?p=13688373 http://www.historynet.com/the-dambusters-3.htm/feed 4 Collier Goes to Curiosity http://www.historynet.com/collier-goes-to-curiosity.htm http://www.historynet.com/collier-goes-to-curiosity.htm#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:14:25 +0000 mbartels http://www.historynet.com/?p=13688257
A remarkable self-portrait of the Curiousity rover on Mars. (© NASA/JPL Mars Science Laboratory/Curiousity Project)

Every year the National Aeronautic Association awards the  Robert J. Collier Trophy for "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to …

]]> http://www.historynet.com/collier-goes-to-curiosity.htm/feed 0 LAS Contract Dispute Continues http://www.historynet.com/las-contract-dispute-continues.htm http://www.historynet.com/las-contract-dispute-continues.htm#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:13:23 +0000 mbartels http://www.historynet.com/?p=13688256
The A-29 Super Tucano by Embraer. (© Embraer)

 

A contract for 20 light air support (LAS) airplanes destined for Afghanistan's fledgling air force has stalled again, as Beechcraft Corporation filed suit against the U.S. Air Force to halt work on …

]]> http://www.historynet.com/las-contract-dispute-continues.htm/feed 0 Letters From Readers—July 2013 Aviation History http://www.historynet.com/letters-from-readers-july-2013-aviation-history.htm http://www.historynet.com/letters-from-readers-july-2013-aviation-history.htm#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:10:14 +0000 mbartels http://www.historynet.com/?p=13688191 http://www.historynet.com/letters-from-readers-july-2013-aviation-history.htm/feed 0 Letter From Aviation History—July 2013 http://www.historynet.com/letter-from-aviation-history-july-2013.htm http://www.historynet.com/letter-from-aviation-history-july-2013.htm#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:03:33 +0000 mbartels http://www.historynet.com/?p=13688190 http://www.historynet.com/letter-from-aviation-history-july-2013.htm/feed 0 Is it acceptable to specifically target military leaders for assassination? http://www.historynet.com/is-it-acceptable-to-specifically-target-military-leaders-for-assassination.htm http://www.historynet.com/is-it-acceptable-to-specifically-target-military-leaders-for-assassination.htm#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:30:18 +0000 mbartels http://www.historynet.com/?p=13687927  Aviation History Reader Poll

The April 1943 mission to intercept and kill Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, architect of the Pearl Harbor attack, set a military precedent. Do you think it is acceptable to specifically target military leaders like Yamamoto for …

]]> http://www.historynet.com/is-it-acceptable-to-specifically-target-military-leaders-for-assassination.htm/feed 2 Death by P-38 http://www.historynet.com/death-by-p-38.htm http://www.historynet.com/death-by-p-38.htm#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:25:28 +0000 mbartels http://www.historynet.com/?p=13687922 http://www.historynet.com/death-by-p-38.htm/feed 1 Spitfires, Real and Imagined http://www.historynet.com/letter-from-aviation-history-may-2013.htm http://www.historynet.com/letter-from-aviation-history-may-2013.htm#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:22:54 +0000 mbartels http://www.historynet.com/?p=13687923 http://www.historynet.com/letter-from-aviation-history-may-2013.htm/feed 0