Air & Space Magazine: March 2012
Features
The World's Highest Laboratory
The space station's finished. Now what?
By Guy Gugliotta
100 Years of Marine Aviation
A salute to 10 aircraft that carried the few and the proud into history.
By The Editors
At the B-17 Co-op
Like bomber crews on 100-plane raids, today’s B-17 owners find strength—and survival—in numbers.
By Brendan McNally
Extraterrestrial Outfitter
If you're planning an off-world vacation, there's only one name to call: Eric Anderson
By Michael Belfiore
World War II: The Movie
When the U.S. Army Air Forces needed 100,000 men to volunteer, General Hap Arnold recruited Hollywood.
By Mark Betancourt
Cancelled: The Navy's SeaMaster
The Navy wanted a nuclear bomber of its own; the Glenn Martin Company thought, Why not a flying boat?
By Mark Wolverton
Or Die Trying
After the Wright brothers flew, a handful of inventors were determined to join them.
By Paul Glenshaw
Viewport: Airborne Artillery
By J.R. Dailey
D.A.S.H. Goes to War
The first rotary-wing UAV entered military service in 1962—and remained in operation until 1997.
By Rebecca Maksel
The Last Bombing Run
They survived the mission; would they survive the landing?
By Tom Murphy
Fred vs. Skylab
A welcome-home party for what was left of a space station.
By Scott N. Gaines
One Fast Yak
How Will Whiteside and his team transformed a light trainer into a racer.
By George C. Larson, Member, NAA
