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Amelia Earhart Made History in a Plane She Called Her ‘Little Red Bus.’ Here’s How It Became a Revered Museum Artifact and Hallowed Symbol

Amelia Earhart’s red Lockheed 5B Vega wasn’t just a plane. It was the vessel that turned her into a legend. On May 20, 1932, exactly five years after Charles Lindbergh’s historic solo flight to Paris, ...
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Jay Leno Flies a 550-CID Twin-Turbo Flat-Six Plane, Pushes a Red Button, It All Goes Down

Aviation has always been about daring — but Cirrus Aircraft decided early on that it should also be about surviving. Back in 1999, the Minnesota company delivered its first airplane with a secret ...