Air & Space Magazine: January 2009

Articles

Where Have All the Phantoms Gone?

How a fighter-bomber-recon-attack superstar ended up as fodder for target practice.
By Ralph Wetterhahn

Red and The Robots

Red Whittaker’s rovers have already gone where no robot has gone before. Will one of them make it to the moon?
By Geoffrey Little

Welcome to Cyberairspace

Where you can fly from Chicago to Atlanta without leaving your living room.
By Ed Regis

You’ve Got Mailplanes

Square-tail Stearmans, straight-wing Wacos, and Hisso Jennies top the roster of antique airplanes at a captivating grass strip in Iowa.
By John Fleischman

How Things Work: Ground Resonance

When is a helicopter like a Patsy Cline song? When it falls to pieces.
By Peter Garrison

A Cameraman on Mars

If you really want to know the planet, flip through Mike Malin’s photo album.
By Andrew Chaikin

One More Second

The masters of time are about to give us a little extra. Use it wisely.
By James R. Chiles

The Black Eagle of Harlem

The truth behind the tall tales of Hubert Fauntleroy Julian.
By David Shaftel

Present at Creation

From five witnesses came a family tradition to honor the moment the airplane was born.
By Tom Crouch

Viewport: Amazing Racers

By J.R. Dailey

In The Museum: The Secretary’s First Impressions

The Secretary’s first impressions
By Linda Shiner

Above & Beyond: Take a Left at Portugal

By James A. Jimenez

Flights & Fancy: A Christmas Story

By Christopher Hope

Then & Now: Less Haste, More Flying

Less Haste, More Flying
By Paul Hoversten

Moments & Milestones: Giddyup 409

Giddyup 409
By George C. Larson

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