Air & Space Magazine: September 2004
Features
Beached Starship
Some say that Beech and Raytheon's turboprop failed because it tried too much, too soon.
By Mark Huber
The Mystery of the Lost Clipper
The Civil Aeronautics Board and the FBI abandoned the case 47 years ago, but two amateur detectives are still searching for the cause of the crash of Pan Am 944.
By Gregg Herken with Ken Fortenberry
50 Years of Hercules
As utilitarian as a bucket and just as plain, Lockheed's C-130 has flown almost everything to almost everywhere.
By Carl Posey
Tiny Turbines
Ever seen a radio-controlled model aircraft do 300 mph? Visit Metropolis, Missouri, this fall.
By Ed Regis
Turn Off That Phone!
For those who've use portable electronic devices aboard airliners: Here's why they're dangerous.
By John Croft
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Iridium
Iridium's constellation of 66 comsats was a technological triumph but a business disaster-until an executive and a computer geek found salvation in the Pentagon.
By Craig Mellow
Lockheed Electra 10A
The New England Air Museum discovers the power of Lockheed's 10.
By Phil Scott
The WoW Factor
The place to go for the world's best warbird-watching? Warbirds over Wanaka, New Zealand.
By Derek Grzelewski
