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Dee Howard's legacy has been celebrated in many print and digital publications over the years. We appreciate the focus on his life and work and welcome media inquiries. Below are only a few of the articles.

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Found And Explained

05 August 2025

Howard DBA – NASA’s ‘Damn Big Airplane’ That Almost Changed Flight

In the height of the 1960s space race, NASA needed to move Saturn V rocket stages - and fast. Dee Howard’s bold answer was the DH‑100 DBA: a gargantuan turboprop aircraft with a 40‑foot‑diameter cargo bay, eight to ten engines, and a cockpit perched above a clam-shell fuselage. Wind‑tunnel tests proved the concept viable—but bureaucracy won. No full-scale DBA was ever built. This video dives deep…

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JetCabin Freshbook Magazine

Issue 19 / March, 2025

By the man that started it all, and the foundation carrying it forward

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JetCabin Freshbook Magazine

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