Air & Space Magazine: July 2008

Articles

Aircraft That Changed the World

We fearlessly (or foolishly) pick 10.

Detect and Direct

The Navy's newest Hawkeye gets closer to the fight.

How Things Work: Thrust Vectoring

In a tight spot, you need zoom to maneuver.

The Things It Carried

How an unremarkable Convair C-131H transported cops, patients, prisoners, and Gerald Ford.

Lockheed's Missing Link

Between the F-80 and the F-104, a supersonic pioneer fought the Cold War...in its own way.

The Few, the Brave, the Lucky

To face the enemy in World War I, pilots first had to survive flight training.

Where the Sun Does Shine

Will space solar power ever be practical?

Restoration: Arrow Sport

Swen Swanson's Sportster

The Million Mile Mission

A small band of believers urges NASA to take its next step—onto an asteroid.

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In the Magazine

Snapshot

Reader Scrapbook

Need to Know

What does it take to become an "ace"?

And has anyone ever been stripped of their status?