Air & Space Magazine: March 2002
Features
Masters of the V-12
They're like highly specialized surgeons: there are few of them and they're in great demand.
By Stephan Wilkinson
Building a Great Air and Space Library
To find the very best books about the world of aviation and spaceflight, we asked for recommendations.
By Our Panel Of Experts
Restoration: Delightfully de Havilland
The last flying D.H.89 Dragon Rapide in the United States.
By Diane Tedeschi
“This Is Only a Test”
Fifty years ago, cold-war games halted all civilian air traffic—long before September 11 did the same.
By Roger A. Mola
How Things Work: Shuttle Launch Windows
Space Shuttle launches must work like clockwork. Here is how the clockwork works.
By Eric Adams
The Plane With No Name
The F-111: In Australia, an airplane for all seasons.
By William Triplett
X-Ray Eyes
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory opens the book on the high-energy universe.
By James S. Schultz
Viewport: Engine Rooms
By J.R. Dailey
In the Museum: The Rock
The lunar Touchrock is one of the most popular objects in the National Air and Space Museum.
By Bob Craddock
Above & Beyond: Back in the Saddle
An airshow pilot describes the trials of the comeback.
By Debbie Gary
Oldies & Oddities: The Fifty-Cent Classic
By Tom LeCompte
Moments & Milestones: Low and Dark
By Stuart Nixon
