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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Snapshot

Max Abort

We hope it'll never be more than a test.

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Need to Know

Did Australians light signal fires for the astronauts?

And would they have been visible from space?