Air & Space Magazine: August 2009
Features
The Electric Airplane
Quiet, smooth, dependable—shouldn’t we be flying these by now?
By Peter Garrison
The Art of a Moonwalker
Alan Bean’s moonscapes show what photographs can’t.
By The Editors
Into the Mushroom Cloud
Most pilots would head away from a thermonuclear explosion.
By Mark Wolverton
Secret Space Shuttles
When you’re 200 miles up, it’s easy to hide what you’re up to.
By Michael Cassutt
From Pilot to President
Do aviators make better leaders?
By Barrett Tillman
How Things Work: Self-Healing Airplanes
Several technologies that could put mechanics out of work.
By Tom LeCompte
The Airport That Wouldn’t Die
An embattled Florida field had more than history on its side.
By Carl Posey
The Birthplaces of Aviation
It didn't all happen at Kitty Hawk.
By Roger A. Mola
Viewport: Galileo’s Legacy
By J.R. Dailey
In The Museum: Flight at the Museum
By Rebecca Maksel
Above and Beyond: Recovery: Bataan
By Ralph Wetterhahn
Flights and Fancy: Brooders vs. Extroverts
By Darisse Smith
Moments and Milestones: Delivery Man
By George C. Larson, member, NAA
