Air & Space Magazine: March 2007
Articles
And Then There Was One
Ten airplanes that are the last still flying.
By Stephen Joiner
Model Behavior
In the age of computer design,
why do engineers still send airplane models to the wind tunnel?
By Peter Garrison
In the Footsteps of the Mighty Eighth
A writer searches southern England for traces of a legendary World War II air force.
By John Fleischman
Airplanes of the Eighth
Where to see B-17s and Mustangs for yourself.
By Allison Hagerman
Restoration
"That Big Biplane" | 1929 Zenith Z6A
By Don Parsons
That Old-Time Profession
The airplanes are faster and the power lines more plentiful, but cropdusters fly today just as they did in the 1920s.
By Tom Harpole
Great Hero Yang
In 2003, China's first astronaut stepped out of his space capsule and into the limelight.
By James R. Hansen
Life of a Salesman
Guys who sell airplanes don't always make the deal, but they always have the funniest stories to tell.
By Mark Huber
Shape Shifters
Shape-memory polymers and other technologies may create an airplane for all missions.
By Michael Milstein
Tools of the (Astronaut) Trade
What you'll need to assemble your own space station.
By Joe Pappalardo
We Recycle
Used airplane parts can appear in the strangest places.
By Lee Ann Tegtmeier
A & S Interview: Frank Robinson
The world's most prolific builder of civilian helicopters.
By Mark Huber
Interview: Steve Craig
Proud owner of the last flying Wildcat
By Diane Tedeschi
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Max AbortWe hope it'll never be more than a test. |
Reader Scrapbook
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Send In Your PhotosCheck out our scrapbook of readers' aviation and space pictures. Then add your own. |
Need to Know
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Did Australians light signal fires for the astronauts?And would they have been visible from space? |
