Aerospace Industry
Aerospace manufacturing and air travelCommentary: Is Fatigue Fatal?
An accident blamed on the catch-all "pilot error" could have a single preventable cause.
July 2002 |
By Stephan Wilkinson
A Price Too High
For three small airports, there's no way back to life as it was before September 11.
July 2002 |
By Mark Huber
Probable Cause
It took 28 seconds for USAir Flight 427 to plummet from the sky. It took the National Transportation Safety Board five years to figure out why.
July 2002 |
By Bill Adair
Shop Class Was Never Like This
The airplane builders of Mundelein High.
May 2002 |
By John Fleischman
Armed and Anonymous
On your next flight, the passenger in the seat beside you could be a federal air marshal.
May 2002 |
By D.C. Agle
Restoration: Delightfully de Havilland
The last flying D.H.89 Dragon Rapide in the United States.
March 2002 |
By Diane Tedeschi
“This Is Only a Test”
Fifty years ago, cold-war games halted all civilian air traffic—long before September 11 did the same.
March 2002 |
By Roger A. Mola
How Things Work: Cabin Pressure
Why you remain conscious at 30,000 feet.
January 2002 |
By George C. Larson
The People's Liberation Bizjet
In China, another revolution is about to begin.
November 2001 |
By William Triplett
Commentary: Air Rage Relief
The next big air disaster could be caused by an out-of-control passenger. But the airlines refuse to face the problem.
September 2001 |
By Patricia Friend
"We Called It 'The Bug'"
The Apollo Lunar Module wasn't pretty. But it got the job done.
September 2001 |
By D.C. Agle
Commentary: Why Airline Crashes Aren't Criminal
Airline accidents are usually the results of tragic mistakes, and prosecuting those responsible doesn't benefit anyone.
January 2001 |
By Kenneth P. Quinn
Home Grown
Once swallowed whole by TWA, local Missouri favorite Ozark Air Lines flies again.
January 2001 |
By Nan Chase
