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May 2012: The New Age of Flight

Our 140th anniversary issue takes a look at the future of flight, from super-quiet supersonic jets to the first personal electric plane to, yes, a clip-out (or print-out) paper airplane.

Plus: China's green-aviation experiment, the case for human pilots over drones, and a curious mystery, 140 years in the making.