Air & Space Magazine: November 2005

Articles

The Raptor Arrives

Air Force Captain Michael "Waco" Cabral can barely remember his first flight in a new F/A-22 Raptor.

The Little Engine That Couldn't

The new Eclipse 500 lightjet will no doubt make a lot of customers happy

A Full Retaliatory Response

When President John Kennedy contemplated nuclear war, what went through the minds of the U.S. bomber crews?

219 Minutes on Titan

On an uncharted world, a little spacecraft saw a lot in a very short time.

The Boom Stops Here

Hush, hush, sweet SST. Engineers are inventing a supersonic airplane that won't bust windows.

The People and Planes of Van Sant

Bucks County aviation fans found an ingenious way to preserve their grass-strip airport: They made it a county park

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Need to Know

What does it take to become an "ace"?

And has anyone ever been stripped of their status?