Air & Space Magazine: September 2009
Features
Above It All
It took a maze of valves and venturis—and a trio
of tycoons—to whisk passengers into the stratosphere.
By Nick D'Alto
Anatomy of an Airliner
Our maxim: The airlines giveth, and the airlines taketh away.
By The Editors
Spin Doctors
For that satellite dish on your roof and the phone calls you make to Japan, you can thank Harold Rosen.
By Guy Gugliotta
The Road to the Future… Is Paved With Good Inventions
We bring you 10 great ideas that made flying safer, easier, or just a whole lot more fun.
By The Editors
Hot-Rod Helicopters
There’s just no way to add 100 mph to the speed of a helicopter. Or is there?
By James R. Chiles
Batplane
Even around other X-planes, the X-48B looks weird.
By Peter Garrison
Martial Arts
Memo to bad guys: Wanna know what U.S. warplanes you’ll tangle with in the future? Visit an aerospace model shop.
By Chad Slattery
The Department of Never Mind
A collection of six inventions that prompt a single question: What the…?
By The Editors
Mars, and Step on It
When it’s not the journey but the destination that counts.
By Michael Klesius
Tiltrotors for the Rest of Us
An Osprey for commuters? Bring it on. Can we get a quiet car too?
By Mark Wolverton
Block That Star!
How can we find other Earths if their suns keep blinding us?
By Tony Reichhardt
The Perfect Airplane
Fast, green, and quiet. Come on, brainiacs, you can do it.
By Ed Regis
Viewport: Maverick Geniuses
By J.R. Dailey
In The Museum: Toilet Training
By Rebecca Maksel
Oldies and Oddities: Where Do Ailerons Come From?
By Tom Crouch
Moments and Milestones: Unknown Unknowns
By The Editors
