Air & Space Magazine: November 2006
Articles
Weight Watchers
How a team of engineers and a crash diet saved the Joint Strike Fighter.
The X-35 on Display
The fighter of the future comes to the Hazy Center.
Landing in Baghdad
At the world's most dangerous airport, it's best to get down quickly.
The Ground
Astronauts get the glory, but flight directors run the show.
How Things Work: Aircraft Identiļ¬cation
A digital communications system could put the control tower in the cockpit.
The Great Warplanes
Portraits of military aviation's first fleet.
Cecil Lewis' War
One writer's view of flying in WWI.
Space Trippers
Did the first paying guests aboard the international space station get their $20 million worth?
The Next Little Thing
Why 2006 is the year of the very light jet.
The Not-So-Big Dig
With the equivalent power of an electric can opener, engineers try to do more than scratch the Martian surface.
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