“Classic Fighters is still in its infancy. ... It’s a pretty neat marriage between
different groups of equally crazy creative people.”
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P. 20
Airborne Again
The CAF’s B- 29 “FIFI” returns to the sky
A creative fix for the B- 29’s engines
puts history back in the air.
By Jim Busha
P. 30
Flying Back in Time
Down Under
Omaka show features rare World War I
and World War II airplanes
The annual re-creations of Great War battles
bring rare warplanes back from extinction.
By Rob Fox and James Kightly
P. 42
Flying the World’s
Hottest Glider
The SpaceShip Two simulator
Logging some “space” time
By Bob Carlton
P. 50
Maule Air
Fifty years of family-built aircraft
A look at what makes the company tick.
By Steve Ells