Air & Space Magazine: January 2007
Articles
The Physics of Winning
What Reno air race winners know that losers don't.
Lake Murray's Mitchell
For a B-25, it was a short flight and a 62-year layover.
Mystery on Guadalcanal
In the wreckage of a Wildcat lay clues to what happened in a famous World War II dogfight.
How Things Work: Electromagnetic Catapults
From zero to 150 in less than a second.
Build This Airplane for 10 Grand
How to get from the dollar store to the runway.
475,000 Takeoffs and Landings a Year
The intricate choreography required to keep Heathrow running smoothly.
Extreme Airshow
A fellow performer remembers the act that pushed too far.
Moonbound
Who isn't planning a lunar mission these days?
The Thin Aluminum Line
Supersonic airplanes and a screen of radar stood ready during the cold war to avert the end of the world.
Then & Now
No More New Orleans Cover-up
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Snapshot
Touch and Go
The Goodyear Blimp drops in (briefly) on Santa Monica airport.
Reader Scrapbook
Send In Your Photos
Check out our scrapbook of readers' aviation and space pictures. Then add your own.
Need to Know
When did the term “jet lag” first come into use?
And has anybody found a cure?
