Air & Space Magazine: May 2009
Features
The Man Who’s Flown Everything
Robert “Hoot” Gibson’s priorities: (1) Fly. (2) Fly some more.
By Robin White
Is It Safe?
The first company with a plan—and a rocket—to send humans to orbit answers the existential question.
By Michael Milstein
Zoom Shot
One day in L.A., a helicopter changed television news forever.
By Stephen Joiner
Restoration: Beech Staggerwing
A true story with an O.Henry ending.
By Mark Huber
Legends of Vietnam: Shoulder to Shoulder
The Grumman A-6 was ugly, but it sure could cook.
By Rafael Lima
Fireball!
Nothing gets your attention quite like a meteor screaming in at 40 miles a second.
By Tony Reichhardt
The War Between the Wars
In the skies over Spain, pilots and airplanes rehearsed for World War II.
By Carl Posey
Hit Me WIth Your Best Shot
Our photo editor offers 12 tips to make your airshow album a work of art.
By Caroline Sheen
Viewport: A Battle for Hearts and Minds
From the desk of the Director of the National Air & Space Museum
By J. R. Dailey
In the Museum: The Bodyguard
By George C. Larson
Above and Beyond: My Enemy, My Friend
Dan Cherry and Hong My met in the skies over North Vietnam in 1972, then again 36 years later.
By Dan Cherry
Flights & Fancy: Homage
By Peter M. Cleland
Then & Now: Under Stress
By Paul Hoversten
Moments & Milestones: The Hungry City
By George C. Larson, member, NAA
